Re: Rumination

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

>From: peter delevett <pdelevett@amcity.com>
>
>Jim Meninno wrote:
> >The team finally looks like the well coached, well prepared team >we have 
>been expecting for two years now.
>
>You know, I think we (and the national and Boston media, to a much greater 
>degree) have been far too hard on the Celtics.

I'm in total agreement with you Peter.  The first Pitino year was a joy, 
even if I would have liked a few more wins.  Last year just plain sucked for 
a number of reasons.  The difference between year 1 and so far this year, 
however, could not be more dramatic.  Year 1 the team played their hearts 
out and overachieved based seemingly on intensity alone.  This year they 
look prepared, organized, composed, and other words you could not attatch to 
the team that first year.  I'm not knocking Pitino saying this.  He brought 
the intensity in year 1, just as he's bringing the preparedness this season 
(of course having a lot more talent doesn't hurt either).  I just expected 
the Celtics to execute well right from the start of his tenure, and they 
really haven't until now.  Even their best games over the past two years 
didn't feature the kind of execution we are seeing now.  It is an absolute 
thrill for me to watch.  I truly believe we'd have seen more of this last 
year, had the lockout not occured, but it did.  I don't think I'm being 
unfair to, or even blaming anyone to say that it's been overdue.

Jim

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