Re: Larry's done.

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

The difference with the Knick team is the play of Camby, and Johnson.
Johnson is playing like a power forward that he's capable of. 

Same deal with the Celts, when Walker was playing he was the first option
all the time. Till he came up lame and we found out we had other talent.
Johnson and Camby now are getting room that Ewing's been hurting. If
Houston starts playing up to par, it is over. 

Not sure is it's Larry's coaching, Smits is hurting more than he says,
Miller isn't getting the ball enough and the Knick guards are playing him
closely. Mullin's is ready for the Senior's league.

At 09:56 AM 6/6/99 -0300, you wrote:
>>This Pacer team is far from a Championship team anyway with
>>Smits ailing and Miller sulking, let the Knicks annoy them. Since the Celts
>>aren't in it I figure an East Coast, West Coast take all series is better
>>off for basketball.
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>This Pacer team has been underachieving all year long. To continue the "Is
>it my imagination?" theme: Is it my imagination, or have the Pacers had a
>hard time holding on to a lead all year long? Even with Smits hurt, there's
>no reason the Pacers should be losing to the Knicks. They're clearly the
>better team. In any case, Smits played well enough yesterday. The
>bottom-line, I'm afraid, is that VanGundy is clearly the better coach in
>this series, and that's making a huge difference. Bird is leaving, if the
>reports are correct, at the right time. There's no way he could ever coach
>a youthful, rebuilding team. An "X's and O's Man," he's not.  And if the
>Pacers don't get to the finals this year, it could be time for them to
>start over.
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>Paul M.
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