Re: Why are we playing better?

["Jaime Salud Castillo, Jr." <jaims@philonline.com>]

We are playing so good nowadays due to the fact that nobody inside the court
is "selfish" and "atrociously shooting"... . The selfish word came from
Mercer in an interview.  Who could he been refering to... hehehe
-----Original Message-----
From: DJessen33@aol.com <DJessen33@aol.com>
To: celtics@igtc.com <celtics@igtc.com>
Date: Tuesday, April 27, 1999 9:17 AM
Subject: Why are we playing better?


>It is obvious to most that the C's are playing better, especially the last
10
>games or so. However, what is the reason? I have listed many possible
>reasons. I personally think it is all of them except A, N, R, S or T.  I am
>interested in your opinions. Please add to the list if necessary. There is
>room for V-Z...
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>A) Easier competition
>B) More home games
>C) Walker got in shape
>D) Anderson isn't playing
>E) Walker is taking better shots
>F) Damon Jones is playing
>G) Team is depending more on Vitally offensively
>H) Team is pressing more
>I) Battie is playing more at power forward
>J) No lineups with Mercer, Pierce and Walker playing the same time (or
>Anderson as a substitute for any of these)
>K) Depending less on Mercer and the curl offensive play
>L) Pierce is posting more and getting more looks offensively
>M) Pierce is over his injury and rookie slump
>N) Walter McCarty is playing more
>O) Riley is off the injury list to play a little backup center
>P) Bowen isn't getting his normal five misses a game
>Q) Pitino has chilled out (a little)
>R) Season is over so pressure is off
>S) The pressure is on to look good to make the V trade look better
>T) The Celts don't want to get booed anymore so they are up for every game
>U) Walker has improved his free throw shooting
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