Re: Screwed!!

["John Lyell" <johnlyell@hotmail.com>]

I making the playoffs in the 7th or 8th spot only to lose in the first round
really the accomplishment we expected this far into Pitino's regime ?  I
expected us to be a lot more competitive, and to have lured some top free
agents, but I guess that was dream.

Maybe tomorrow's game will tell us if we are mediocre, or we do suck.  I
seem to recall getting beat by the clippers last year or the year before. I
agree 7-9 is a bit too early to prognosticate , we could run off a big
streak in either direction.


John




----- Original Message -----
From: "bird" <birdw@aloha.net>
To: <Celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2000 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: Screwed!!


> >I have to side with Troy on this one.  We lose too many games that we
should
> >win.  7-9 equates to something like what 35-47. If this happens Pitino is
> >gone.
>
> Sure, we lose games we should win.  There's a big difference between
> that and saying the team "sucks".  I'll tell you who sucks: the
> Clipps, the Bulls, the Hawks, and teams of that nature.  We're just
> mediocre.  Of course, being mediocre is no picnic, either, but how
> realistic is saying that we only have two players on the team?  We
> are what we are -- the team's not going to win 50 games, probably,
> but it won't lose 50, either.  Even if they did, I'm not just going
> to take the word of people that they will, at this point in the
> season.  What really sucks around here is people's ability to
> prognosticate (mine included).  7-9 might "equate" to 40-42 just as
> easily as 35-47 -- and frankly both of those might be good enough to
> get the team in the playoffs, the way the East is this year (though
> the later record _would_ be a big reach).  And, please, there's so
> many scenarios for if Imperator Rick is gone that they really make my
> head swim: he's gone if they don't make the playoffs, he's gone if
> they don't improve by January, he's gone anyway, he's just gone --
> whatever.  I'm beginning not to care.
>
> Anyway, point being if you think the team sucks, you're entitled to
> your opinion.   Just saying that if I found myself continually
> bashing the team to other people, or myself, I'd begin to question
> whether I was a fan at all.  Plus, on this list, you get a lot of
> folks who call the season over before it even officially begins.  I
> prefer to watch the games and see how they turn out.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bill
>
>