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re:the usual



Walker's blown free throws have to be addressed. What's the difference if
he scores 50 and can't make the freebies regularly, especially in crunch time.

At 01:57 PM 11/15/99 +0100, you wrote:
>For the second day in a row, Peter May brings up Antoine Walker's two
>blown free throws with 24 seconds left, failing to mention that Walker
>had scored the five previous points before that to put his team ahead:
>three on a drive and foul to the hoop and two more from the line.
>
>It's almost like reading propaganda. He points out that the teams we've
>beaten sport only a .500 overall record (13-13), neglecting to mention
>that Washington (1-6) accounts for six of those losses and the games
>versus Boston account for three more (hence we've beaten three teams
>with a combined 12-4 record against the rest of the league).
>
>Peter May's article is at:
>http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/319/sports/Celtics_problems_systemicP.shtml
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