Re: All star coaches

["Greg Odegaard" <gmodegaa@longvred.rmc.com>]

Couldn't have said it better myself.  I would not blame Bird for just
saying no.  

I also wonder do the coaches or the players get any extra cash, like say
playoff money, for participating, or in the case of players is it just an
investment to recognize their value to their team and the league, and the
reward, other than satisfaction, is seen the bigger contracts they might
hope to receive.  At least AW and Falk I am sure see it this way.  I think
they just maybe have a right to believe so.  

AW certainly answered the question I had a few weeks ago, about who on this
team had ever or could step up and hit the buzzer beater to win the big
game.  Don't kid yourself this was a BIG game for the teams involved.  I
truly believe this one shot is 10 times (or more), more important to the
long term development of this team than anyone of the great shots AW made
three weeks ago in getting his 49.

Later,
Greg
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> From: Jamey Rallis <rallis@vgi.com>
> To: Celtics@igtc.COM
> Subject: All star coaches
> Date: Thursday, January 29, 1998 8:46 AM
> 
> 
> I was going to be silent, but why?
> 
> For those of you who've never coached an all-star game, but offer
opinions
> about people that are in a position to coach one (and called them names,
> like arrogant, etc), here's something you might find interesting.
> BTW, I've never coached an all-pee wee team, nevermind NBA all-stars,
> so I'm not really in a position to understand it well, either.
> 
> I may have been sleeping through this, so maybe this was just a dream,
but
> several years ago a former all-star coach was being interviewed (or maybe
> it was Rudy T. before or after he coached last year?) and he stated
> clearly, coaching the all-star game is not a vacation.  He said something
> about trying to keep up to 12 prima donas happy with their playing time.
> He made it sound like 3 days of hell babysitting a room full of spoiled
> brats, not a 3 day party of fun and relaxation.
> 
> Maybe I'm remembering this wrong, or exaggerated a bit, but I could see
> where a "hick", ie someone that values competition over glamour like
Bird,
> might prefer a 3 day vacation with family and friends to 3 days of
> babysitting a bunch of millionaire spoiled brats.  Just maybe.
> 
> So, how many of you would give up your 4th of July vacation to go to, say
> Orlando and take 20 spoiled little 10 year-olds to Disney???  Guess it
> depends on your personality, some might like it, some might like peace
and
> quiet.  Whichever way you choose, does that choice automatically make you
> arrogant?
> 
> Anyway, before you bash people, look at it from their perspective if you
> can.  Just because it would be a dream for many of us, it's not the same
> for people in a position to do it.
> 
> -Jamey