----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2000 9:41
PM
Subject: 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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