Re: dawning thought

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

I chalk the below up under the category:  "Rodney Dangerfield" cuz we give
out no respect.

The Mavs have gone 15-8 over their last 23 games.  Surely, we would like to
be able to say the same, but alas.  Among those 8 losses was a 3 point loss
in NJ, a 1 pointer at Indy when Finley missed at the buzzer and a 1 pointer
against Philly when Nash missed at the buzzer.  This is clearly a rapidly
improving team, not as weak as they've traditionally been as exemplified by
wins over Portland, as well as at Toronto and Detroit.

The C's must play 4 quarters of the effort they gave in the first 2 last
night.

Cecil (raise #31 to the rafters)



----- Original Message -----
From: <opi@unesco.org>
To: Gene Kirkpatrick <gkir@tjc.tyler.cc.tx.us>; <Celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 12:47 PM
Subject: Re: dawning thought


> If Gene gives up on the Celts like he hinted in his last post, it's a
> sure sign that even patient, diehard fans are jumping ship. To the
> extent that I truly love the Celtics, I actually do wish Pitino all the
> success possible. But sometimes I find myself thinking about baseball.
> :-)
>
> The Dallas loss was in many ways the most heartbreaking of the year
> because my entire worldview rested on the premise that Boston could
> really beat up on some weaker teams (at least at home) over the next two
> months and gain confidence, consistency and momentum with each win. But
> the Dallas loss proves once again that having a bunch of weak teams on
> the remaining schedule is not an advantage. If anything, it's a
> disadvantage. I'm certainly not looking forward to reading about which
> scrub on these loser teams broke his career scoring night. There have to
> be a lot of open passing lanes and shooters for players like Nash and
> Pack to get 16 assists against us. I bet Nash can't wait to see us
> again.
>
> ****
>
> Gene Kirkpatrick wrote:
>
> > I think Pitino is a bad judge of talent.  Really.  I just concluded
> > that he must have recruited the top high school players according to
> > their ranking and athletic ability, coached them well and won.  Why
> > else would he think Walter had ability?  Or Billups?  They were
> > "touted" and so he got them.  And being so high on Van Horn?  I rest
> > my case.
> >
> >  I also think he hasn't had much leeway since he came to Boston, but
> > that's another thing.  I think he needs Chris Wallace more than ever
> > now.
> >
> > Gene (we all need to focus on things that are more important than
> > basketball; if someone comes up with something, please post)
>