Re: mysterious leprechauns

[JThorneST@aol.com]

You have got to be kidding. You, and I don't think you are the only one, are
questioning the poor kids motives as a Celtics compared to his Laker
upbringing. These guys are athletes, not some old drunk men who are Laker
fans. Just because he grew up in Englewood, don't hold it against him. I mean
that is the dumbest thing I've ever heard? He has to prove he is a Celtic to
you? Thats plain nuts. The fact that some Celtics fans can't get over the 80's
rivalry with the Lakers is absurd. And guess what? The Celtics can't have a
rivalry with the Lakers until we actually were to face them in the finals(a
long ways off) we do not have a rivalry with them. Why don't we worry about
our own ship first before worrying about the Lakers. Why Celtics fans still
can't get over the 80's rivalry is beyond me, for one they are a young
athletic talented team, just like our Celtics, and like the Celtics they do
not have any bad apples on their team(especially now that Nick Van Exel is
gone). They are fun to watch, just like our Celtics, and just like our Celtics
they will be a team to be reckoned with for the years to come. And this stupid
rationalization thing you do about Paul Pierce is absurd, I mean he will be
getting paid by the Celtics, he will be around Celtic players and fans, he
will put his heart and soul to being a professional basketball player and
you're gonna question his motives towards his childhood favorite, which by the
way, is where he was born. Not Paul Pierce, but to you, I question you and
anyone else who thinks like that, I question your sanity and knowledge.

>>>>>>>Hi list:

 >>>>>>>   While I'm still wringing my hands over why the Celts's brass didn't
>>>>>>>give Paul Pierce at least a perfunctory interview and physical exam
>>>>>>>before the draft, I guess sometimes the leprechauns work in mysterious
>>>>>>>ways.

>>>>>>>    After all, a certain Bob Cousy proudly wore the Boston Celtics
>>>>>>>jersey despite the entry draft hopes of a grumpy Red Auerbach. And to
>>>>>>>some extent, Kevin McHale also was a consolation prize to NCAA
superstar
>>>>>>>Darrell Griffith (what ever happened to him?), considering the Celtics
>>>>>>>already had big men Dave Cowens, Rick Robey and Robert Parish on their
>>>>>>>roster at the time.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>   Is this what you call a "rationalization"?  Now we've drafted a
>>>>>>>card-carrying Faker fan who's still hanging out there on the left coast
eating his
>>>>>>> vegetarian couscous.  I really hope the leprechauns work in
>>>>>>>mysterious ways.   I won't trust this kid until the day he waves off
>>>>>>>Antoine in the final seconds of a Celtics-Fakers game to toss in a
>>>>>>>floater over Shaq.... or when Paul "clothes-lines" Kobe Bryant so hard
>>>>>>>that he barfs up an entire tofu cube salad on national television.  For
>>>>>>>now, I still can't picture Paul Pierce being that kind of Celtic.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    While he is surely an upgrade over last year's starter (Greg
Minor),
>>>>>>>the Celtics have in no way addressed the woeful rebounding and
>>>>>>>free-throw gap of last season. IMO, they should only give Pierce 12-15
>>>>>>>minutes-per-game at small forward (plus 12-15 more at guard), with Ron
>>>>>>>getting most of the shooting-guard minutes (30+ per) and 'Toine getting
>>>>>>>significant time at small forward. That way, 'Toine could play 20+
>>>>>>>minutes-per-game alongside "Sailer Man", who hopefully can still
deliver
>>>>>>>8+ rebounds in 28 minutes-per-game with his repaired knee. As a
>>>>>>>situational guard, I hope Pierce can make a forceful impact as a
>>>>>>>rebounder and poster-upper, whereas I'm fairly sure he'll have trouble
>>>>>>>consistently working the paint against many of the crafty "small"
>>>>>>>forwards in the league. This ain't Kansas, Toto (or whatever the phrase
>>>>>>>is).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    In sum, I think Boston will have the league's most stylish and
>>>>>>>videogenic team but they are going to look a bit soft against
>>>>>>>playoff-calibre teams, and I HATE SOFT!!   Where have you gone, Larry
>>>>>>>Joe?

>>>>>>>    Sorry for this ambivalent post.  BTW, I loved reading this
>>>>>>>week-ends' posts, especially all insights regarding the CBA from
Michael
>>>>>>>Byrnes, Kim Malo etc. For some reason, I laughed uncontrollably upon
>>>>>>>reading Witch's "Asswipe/Douchebag" retort. I don't blame his reaction
>>>>>>>to the false accusation, but I hope you guys have already straightened
>>>>>>>out your differences and that we can keep things clean on the list.
>>>>>>>