RE: Globe: Celts want Chris Carr

[OzerskyJA <OzerskyJA@cmog.org>]

I disagree.  Any team, even a champion, depends
on the efficacy of its reserves.  Basketball isn't a 
sport -- though it may seem like one sometimes --
in which all that matters are the abilities of one or
two stars.  If a team like the Celtics are suffering
scoring droughts when the starters are out, and when
a guy on the bench is a proven, money-in-the-bank
scorer, getting his game screwed on straight can make
a big difference.  I would like to see a big trade too,
but in fact this group, playing up to their potential and
as a team, is a middle-of-the-pack playoff team in the
East.  I believe that still.  I think that the disastrous road
trip and the injuries to Pierce and Griffin killed us last
year, and that the March swoon where we dropped ten
games in a row was essentially the team throwing in the 
towel.  Defense is what we really need, to protect us
from the other team always making big plays at the end
of games, or being in a position to be so.  And defense
is not something you need stars to play.

Josh Ozersky	
Marketing Communications Specialist 
Corning Museum of Glass

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	damekmo@teleport.com [SMTP:damekmo@teleport.com]
> Sent:	Friday, August 18, 2000 11:49 AM
> To:	celtics@igtc.com
> Subject:	RE: Globe: Celts want Chris Carr
> 
> Counting on the imrovement of Eric Williams to make any difference in the
> win column? Just proves how much this team needs a trade.
> 
> Paul M.
> 
> 
> >Maybe the team doesn't want to be in the position
> >of HAVING to make a trade, and this is a hedge
> >against one not coming off.  Of all the shortcomings
> >of the bench, the one I find most inexplicable is Eric
> >Williams' lack of scoring.  I think if they would just
> >get him more isolations, they could milk him for 10-12
> >points a game.  It's really dumb to have him playing as
> >a jumpshooter.  This is the kind of thing I'm thinking of
> >when we say the team can improve without trades...
> >
> >Josh Ozersky
> >Marketing Communications Specialist
> >Corning Museum of Glass
>