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Re: sick of losing to the WORST teams...
That's your opinion, and you are entitled to it. I
happen to look at it in another light. No team I've ever had the pleasure
to coach has ever jelled together as quickly as you want the Celtics to.
Like it or not, it takes time. It is inescapable. How long did it
take the Chicago Bulls to win their first title? Was it in Jackson's first
few years as their coach? Was it in Jordan's first 5 years in the
league? Whether it's getting old or not, it is the truth. Look out
in Utah. They still haven't won and it took them some time before they
became perennial playoff contenders.
In the NBA, it doesn't happen overnight. And now, we
must suck it up without Griffin for a while. It is easy to give up and
constantly bemoan them when they look bad (like last night) but, respectfully I
ask, where were you when they played well against Sacto?
Last night, in addition to Grif going down, VP could barely
hold on to any ball he got his hands on, Pierce had a dismal game from the
floor. He also appears at times to suffer from Merceritis. Fortson,
though many think he's 100% healthy, is still far from game shape which is why
RP can only play him in short spurts. And Toine, is Toine. You know
what you're getting with these guys. They are young and need to
mature. It's a fact of life. I could technically dissect each member
of this team from purely a coaching perspective but I know what Pitino is trying
to do and it takes time.
You can keep this kind of posting pattern if you like, but
when it comes together, we won't hear from you too much and it's not as far down
the road as you seem to think.
Cecil
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2000 8:06
AM
Subject: Re: sick of losing to the WORST
teams...
Patience, this is gettin old also. Patience won't improve this
outfit. More like patients. Pink slip's will. In case many of you lost track
of the term, because of the good economy, it means getting fired, dumped,
wasted.
At 12:45 AM 1/9/00 -0400, you wrote:
>>>>
Regarding comments from those who mainly post only
when we lose, see below. No post after a decent win, but a loss on the road
on the back half of two straight, with the second on the road isn't
mentioned. The return of Kukoc isn't mentioned and he is obviously a
difficult matchup.
/smaller>
We beat a very good team last
night, lose to a team who have now won 3 straight and are definitely
improving, who have added a decent shooter in Maloney, and Pitino should be
fired? I love hearing people say stuff like if the players are consistent,
it's the fault of the coach. That is such a load of crap. The players miss
foul shots and the coach should be held accountable. What about the player?
Does he bear any responsibility? If it's all the fault of the coach, why has
Toine taken so much heat from this list. When Toine sucks, it is up to him
to get out of it, not the coach. It is up to the coach to point out the
weaknesses to the player and give him/her points of emphasis to improve or
correct the skill. But a coach cannot will a player into not making bad
passes or turnovers, as they are part of the game and always will be.
/smaller>
Those who are looking for consistency, at
this point, will be greatly disappointed. It takes time. Apparently more
than some of you are willing to wait.
/smaller>
Cecil (who
will still proudly cheer the green on in LA)
/smaller>
----- Original Message -----
From:
<mailto:jaims@philonline.com>Jaime Salud Castillo, Jr.
To: <mailto:celtics@igtc.com>celtics@igtc.com
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2000 12:07 AM
Subject: sick
of losing to the WORST teams...
What the heck is goin
on???!!!
/smaller>/fontfamily>We beat
a good team and then we lose to a very bad or worst team in the
league!
/smaller>/fontfamily>
this
is embarrasing because it already happened twice against the same Chicago
team and Pitino and the charges didn't learn anything from the first loss.
Are the players intentionally making Pitino look bad? Maybe. Or is Pitino
just not up to the task? Most probably. If we're so inconsistent, then
it's the coaches task to motivate and condition every players minds in
every game.
/smaller>/fontfamily>
I'm
sure Pitino has excuses of, "Oh, we didn't pass the ball around..."
/smaller>/fontfamily>"Oh,
our players need consistency and maturity...", " Oh, we are blah blah
blah..."
/smaller>/fontfamily>I
can only say he talks a lot of bull.
/smaller>/fontfamily>
I
was hoping that my prediction of 32 wins and no entry to the playoffs
would be wrong but it's already kinda goin towards that and it sickens
me.
/smaller>/fontfamily>
Patience
is a virtue...but the teams' showing is simply sickening!!! WE DEFINITELY
NEED TO CHANGE THE
COACH!!!
/smaller>/fontfamily>
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