Re: Celt's notes

[Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>]

Will someone please clarify to me who opi@unesco is? 
Is there really another unesco staffmember besides Joe
Hironaka on the list?  

--- opi@unesco.org wrote:
> NBA.COM reports the following hard to believe
> information:
> 
> Working Down Low: The C's have generated a lot of
> offense below the foul
> line in the early part of the season...For the
> fourth straight game,
> they outscored their opponents in the paint (54-26
> at Indiana, 11/6;
> 52-46 vs. Charlotte, 11/5; 50-22 vs. Washington,
> 11/3; 40-26 at Toronto,
> 11/2)...Boston is averaging 49 points in the paint
> per game, and have
> outscored its opponents 196-116 down low through
> four games.
> 
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> 
> Despite their record, Detroit is a dangerous and
> explosive offensive
> team, one that can blow teams out of the water.
> Grant Hill had his
> second highest scoring NBA game (41 points) against
> the dominant Miami
> defense last week, and he is putting up MVP numbers
> (6.3 assists, 6.0
> rebounds). Jerry Stackhouse is shooting a stunning
> .547 from the field
> while pouring in 23.3 ppg, 3.5 assists, 5.8 rebounds
> (better than our
> Antoine). In their last game (against Milwaukee),
> the other three
> starters stepped up. Laetner went for 18 points,
> Terry Mills for 17
> points and 7 boards, Lindsay Hunter for 15 points
> and 7 assists. The top
> bench players are poor, hungry and driven Jerome
> Williams (9.8 rpg thus
> far) and Michael Curry (7.0 ppg on a .529FG%).
> 
> I'd be surprised if Detroit rolls over. They easily
> swept us last year
> including twice at the Fleet Center, they consider
> themselves a playoff
> team, and they are hungry for their first big win
> (after losses to teams
> with a combined 12-5 record thus far).  Don't worry,
> I'm just applying
> some "negative thinking" before game time. I'm
> saving my Antoine rant
> for tomorrow, though.
> 
> I know Jim Mennino has ticks for the game tomorrow.
> Let's hope for some
> more Celtics Pride. Pitino's equally rested club has
> to continue doing
> to Detroit what everyone else has so far done this
> season. Opponents are
> outrebounding the Detroit Pinto's by a staggering
> 9.8 per game. They are
> shooting nearly 47% from the field and scoring 113.8
> points per game.
> 
> Joe
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