Re: Upcoming homestand

[Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>]

I agree about this Indiana game.  We have always
played them close, and it always seems like this will
be the game.  Here we are at home, fresh, coming off a
tough loss, and looking for revenge.  If the guys will
just move the ball around we should be OK.  Our
halfcourt offense looks really clutzy and mechanical
to me, but is it really as bad as that sportsline
article Kevin Lok sent portrayed it as?

--- Alex Wang <awang@mit.edu> wrote:
> The upcoming homestand against Indiana, San Antonio,
> and Milwaukee 
> is vital. Remember that last year we were 6-5 before
> going into a
> tailspin; while I don't think that will happen this
> year, it's
> important for the team to protect the homecourt and
> avoid losing
> streaks.
> 
> I keep thinking that this has to be our big chance
> to finally beat
> Bird. They just don't seem as strong this year and I
> don't think they
> are going to be as hot as they were in their home
> opener. They are
> also playing their third game in four days (as are
> the Celtics).
> Hopefully the home court will prevent Miller from
> getting as many
> ridiculous calls.
> 
> San Antonio is always a tough matchup. We haven't
> played them since
> we acquired Potapenko so here's a chance for him to
> try to stop some
> monster centers. I think we'll have to accept that
> the twin towers
> are going to score 50 and try to shut down the rest
> of their crew.
> 
> An interesting note about Milwaukee: in each of
> their five losses,
> they've given up at least 111 points. It seems like
> the Celtics may
> have to outgun them and try to use the press to keep
> the ball out
> of Cassell's hands, because I think that he'll
> probably shred our
> halfcourt defense if he has enough time on the shot
> clock.
> 
> Anyways, a single win among these three tough games
> will guarantee a
> .500 November, and a decent shot to finish 8-6 if
> they can also take a
> road win in Atlanta. That would be a pretty decent
> start given the
> loss of Fortson. Ideally we'd stay above .500 for
> the whole season,
> which would keep the team's confidence high.
> 
> Alex
> 
> 
> 

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