Re: re yesterday's events

[Dorine Pratt <norine@sover.net>]

Just for the record, Parrish made a comment in an interview that he never liked
being in the spotlight, and he was glad Larry was going to be there and take some
of the pressure off him.  Perhaps I'm not cynical enough, but I read long ago they
scheduled this because of Larry's return.  I took it as gospel.  I didn't look for
ulterior motives, so perhaps I'm naive, also.  Every time Parrish has come to
Boston in another team's uniform he's been cheered.  He mentioned that in his
speech.  That the fans' support had been unconditional.  'Nuff said.
Dorine

Dan wrote:

> The Celtic management knew what they were doing to the Chief when they set
> up this date. Bird has had plenty of acknowledgements of his past. It was
> supposed to be the Chief's day. This is the way this organization works. I
> mean no disrespect but enough is enough. Without McHale and the Chief, Bird
> would have been just another gunner. The Chief deserved his own day. His
> response was "I'm used to it" with Larry grabbing the spotlite. To Birds
> credit, he has said many times that the Chief was the key to their success.
> Remember this is Boston baby and the management had some racial problems of
> their own. Just look at some of our past aquisitions, meaning the white
> players we drafter, bought or traded for, over much better talent. There is
> still a little left over, odor from the past.
>
> >Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 13:53:48 EST
> >From: jwt2@lehigh.edu (jwt2@lehigh.edu)
> >Subject: yesterday's events
> >
> >Does anyone besides me feel that Larry stole Robert's show yesterday?
> >
> >I think that the celtics shouldn't have made Robert Parish day on the same
> day
> >as Bird's first return to Boston.  I didn't see what the local media did
> >because i'm in Pennsylvania right now, but NBC totally overhyped Bird's
> >return.  Iit wasn't until late in the second quarter when they went to
> >Hannah Storm in the NBC studio that it was even mentioned that Robert's
> number
> >was being retired.  When they showed the various signs that the fans at the
> >game made, more of them were for Larry than the Chief.
> >
> >I know that they wanted to do it on a day when Larry would have been in town,
> >but they could have done it on a day when the Pacers weren't playing, or they
> >could have done it on Larry's SECOND time back in Boston.  That way less of
> >the attention would have been on his return.
> >
> >Jeff
> >
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