Re: Cheerleaders--UGH

["Cecil Wright" <cecil@hfx.andara.com>]

Chalk me up as one of those "old" dinos who are not in favor of Celtic
Cheerleaders.  Those who are interested in viewing anything other than
basketball have plenty of alternatives to quench their affinity.  Most
Celtic fans who have been loyal through the good years and the bad, relish
the basketball, not the sideshows.

And there's nothing wrong with wanting the status quo, as it relates to
Celtic basketball.  Though we don't have the same team as in the Russell
years, would the talent and commitment which those teams had be such a
negative thing for this present team to aspire for?  I don't think so.
*Some* of the members of this list, unfortunately for them, were not blessed
with having an opportunity to see those great teams in action, so when
someone raves about Rodman's rebounding, they are unaware of the
revolutionizing by Russell.

You can't blame them for it, but one would only hope that they would be
respectful in stating their cases without calling people "old" and other
such adjectives.

Cecil
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert A. Bowman <Robert.A.Bowman-1@tc.umn.edu>
To: celtics@igtc.COM <celtics@igtc.COM>
Date: Saturday, June 13, 1998 12:35 PM
Subject: Cheerleaders--UGH


>Now maybe somebody has already suggested this and posted the address so if
I'm
>repeating someone else's idea all apologies but...I, for one, DO NOT want
to see
>cheerleaders at Celtic home games (even though I only see them on tv).  I
>totally agree with Michael when he posted: "...I welcome it (change) and I
am
>willing to check things out if someone has a better idea. However,
cheerleaders
>and the like is not better..." Therefore I suggest we send as many emails
as
>possible to Pitino and the Celtic organization informing them to just SAY
NO to
>cheerleaders.  Who has the email address?
>
>Regarding Walker, I'm hoping it's all just posturing and when the time
comes a
>compromise will work out and we sign him.  As many others have already
said,
>with the addition of Kenny AW's shooting percentage went up and with an
entire
>preseason of working together and the continued development and maturity I
think
>next year AW will really step forth.  I think he's shown he likes a
challenge
>and is willing to elevate his game.  AW will not win the next banner for us
all
>by himself--who could--but he is a very key ingredient.  Just imagine AW,
>Mercer, Kenny, a solid presence in the middle and a complement of role
>players---we'll be looking like contenders.  One thing I appreciated about
>Pitino was when he stated last year that he was focusing the first year
>primarily on defense.  The man knows what it takes to win the banner--you
start
>with D.  Getting back to AW--he must be signed--not at any cost but I
believe
>both sides can be reasonable just don't issue ultimatums and keep it out of
the
>papers.  Surprise us with the good news on some slow news, hot August
Tuesday
>morning.
>
>Just my thoughts.  BTW, if you like Led Zepplin don't miss Page and Plant
>Bob
>
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