Re: Cohesiveness, calls, time.........

[Dan Forant <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>]

I have posted many well deserved negative posts concerning the Celts and
Pitino. However the refs are doing us bad. Without a doubt I believe they
think we are going nowhere and call the shots that way. I have seen every
game and you know what, it's Pitino's fault. Why? He should be thrown out
of games till we get respect. We won the game he was ejected from. We
aren't much of a team at this point but do deserve attention from the refs
like anyone else. Case in point, Walker, I know he's a pain in the butt
with his immature moaning, but he does deserve to get to the line 6-10
times a game with his explosive drives. He is getting mugged during the
drives and during the act of shooting more times than not. The League added
a ref a few years ago, and it ain't working. Doesn't anyone check on them
for efficiency? Man they need to do some house cleaning. If they don't like
Walker's mouth *T* him, if he gets fouled he gets 2 shots, what the hell is
so hard about that. The East is turning into a touch foul league like the
West used to be. It's like a girl's league. Concerning the layup drills the
Celts should start sending the message, no passage here without pain. I
just hate to see a team coached this way, what a waste. 

At 11:46 AM 12/29/99 -0600, you wrote:
>The team looked pretty good at times last night.  Kenny Anderson
>penetrated and made some nice dishes.  Walker primarily drove to the
>hoop, his only 3's were wide open.  Fortson got 4 good boards, and got
>many more touches that I believe will convert to offensive boards when
>Danny gets his legs back.  Paul Pierce fell victim to a ritual mugging,
>yet got no respect from the refs.
>
>I think that with a few more games together, a little practice time to
>get PP and DF worked into the system, and, hopefully, a little respect
>from the refs, we should have a fighting chance.  Hubie said it well
>when he said that the C's need to develop the ability to finish with
>either a hoop or draw more fouls.
>
>I liked the way Vitaly did not back down from the  temperamental Kings.
>He could probably waste someone if he really wanted to.
>
>Again, the calls were atrocious.  The refs should have gotten player of
>the game last night.  Have other games been so poorly called?  I got so
>frustrated when Pierce was getting mugged by a double team and they
>called an offensive foul when he tried to fight through it.  What a
>farce!!
>
>We'll arrive by February.  Hopefully the ship will not have sunk out of
>contention by then.........
>
>End of ramble-Starke
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