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

["Simon Kean" <simon@jkean.freeserve.co.uk>]

The may be the case, I'm trying to be hostile but I'm sick to death of my
ball club being shitty. 8 years without a single playoff game is a long
time....you can't argue with that. Even the Clippers have qualified within
that time.

Simon

P.S. I'm a former State debating champion.....are you surprised :)

----- Original Message -----
From: "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
>
>
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> ----- 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
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>
> > ----- 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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