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

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

oops....that should read trying NOT to be hostile.

Cheers

Simon

----- Original Message -----
From: "Simon Kean" <simon@jkean.freeserve.co.uk>
To: <Celtic_Pride@egroups.com>; <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 9:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Celtic_Pride] Re: The Truth about Cats and Pitinos


> 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- 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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