Re: [Celtic_Pride] Re: The Truth about Cats and Pitinos

["Cecil Wright" <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca>]

Simon, you're looking hard for a fight here.  I mentioned Cliff Robinson and
Rodney Rogers because Mark's post mentioned Kidd and Marion only from the
Suns.  Sheeesh!!

Cecil




----- Original Message -----
From: "Simon Kean" <simon@jkean.freeserve.co.uk>
To: <Celtic_Pride@egroups.com>; <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Celtic_Pride] Re: The Truth about Cats and Pitinos


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cecil Wright" <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca>
> To: <celtics@igtc.com>; "Celtic Lists (E-mail)" <celtic_pride@egroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 1:30 AM
> Subject: [Celtic_Pride] Re: The Truth about Cats and Pitinos
>
>
> > Mark, you are right to a degree about teams winning based off the play
of
> > their star players.  But not always in the playoffs however.  That is
when
> > teams design their defenses to make someone else beat you rather than
the
> > stars.  Remember the old Sixers when they had Moses and the Doc?  Where
> > would they have been without Andrew Toney or Bobby Jones or Mo Cheeks?
Or
> > the Pistons without Vinny Johnson or Rodman?  Or even the Bulls without
> > Paxson?  Or the Spurs without Elie?
>
> And the Celtics currently have how many players of the calibre of Moses
and
> the Doc? Isiah or Dantley? Jordan and Pippen? Granted great role players
are
> needed.....when you have star players to put them around. We don't even
have
> consistently good players
>
> > Imagine where the Suns would be without Cliff Robinson or Rodney Rogers.
>
> Cliff Robinson has made about 5 more all-star teams than Antoine. I guess
> that makes him a role player too then...
>
>
> > I'm not sure if you are old enough to relate to the old Celtic teams,
but
> > guys like Larry Siegfried rose to the occasion in the playoffs to save
our
> > bacon many times.  Don Chaney was probably invisible many times on the
> > court, but he was especially invaluable in the playoffs with the job he
> did
> > on the opposition's best guard, allowing JoJo just enough freedom to
take
> > chances which paid off more often than not.
>
> Granted I'm 26, and didn't have the pleasure of seeing the great C's teams
> of the past. I have to live via old videos and classic sports channels. I
am
> barely old enough to remember the last time we won a championship, and to
> know the league has changed significantly since then. To the worse IMO
too.
>
> > I do understand your point but it ain't always that simple.  If it were,
> the
> > Spurs or Lakers wouldn't lose a game.
> >
>
> The Spurs and Lakers have won the last two championships.....the Celtics
> haven't won close to 40 games either year. Maybe his point is that simple?
>
> Simon
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