Re: SICK OF WAFFLING

["Jim Meninno" <jim_meninno@hotmail.com>]

I don't remember that happening, but even if it did it's not the same 
thing.  If McHale was talking about leaving, would Larry have said, 
"Hell, if he goes I'm going to retire."?  No.  What Larry would have 
done, and what he did do, would be to continue playing with every ounce 
of effort that his battered body could muster, breaking his face trying 
to win a playoff series when it was clear that the Celtics were not 
going to challenge for the championship.  

This attitude of Jordan's makes me sick.  I mean, say the Bulls do sign 
Pippen and manage to get Jackson to return as coach so his airness 
decides to grace the basketball world with his presense for one more 
year.  What happens if Pippen goes down with a season ending injury in 
December.  Well, no Pippen, no Jordan, right?  He might as well pack it 
in then and there, right?  Let's face it, he has lost respect for the 
game and his team and its fans.  He no longer cares about anything but 
himself and his reputation as the greatest player ever (which he is not, 
as Warwick correctly points out).  He would not come back to a situation 
where he might lose some of the shine off of that aura of his, where he 
might actually have to struggle to win.  Personally, I would love to see 
him come back and have it blow up in his face.  

Jim

>From: Shawn Roth <ufpdev!shawnr@uunet.uu.net>
>Subject: Re: SICK OF WAFFLING
>To: celtics@igtc.com
>Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 11:20:17 -0500 (EDT)
>
>I thought there was somehting about Mchale threatining to go to Greece 
or
>something.....cna anyone help me with this????
>
>Shawn
>


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