Re: Playoffs?????

[Dan Forant <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>]

I am not surprised as much by the team as the changes the coach has made.
Hope this doesn't bring bad luck. Watching the Celts is like watching a
stock. The Celts have been consolidating (lingering)for awhile, it seems
now their ready to move up. I see no reason they can't play 500 for March.
April also looks like a good bet for 500. All they have to do is play the
defense they played against Philly, the scoring will take care of itself.
The best way to build a team is defense first. While making the playoffs is
not impossible, just improbable.

At 11:10 AM 3/13/00 PST, you wrote:
>>From: Dan Forant <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>
>
>>Making the 8th spot in the NBA is like a consolation prize. Play the #1 
>>seed and out in 3. We don't know what will come of a draft selection, but 
>>do know the result of 8th place. Some luck and wisdom from our organization 
>>(that may need more luck) can bring some more leverages acquiring needed 
>>help.
>
>It's not like they don't get a draft pick if they make the playoffs, you 
>know.  I'd rather see them get the 14th pick and 3 games of playoff 
>experience than the 13th and yet another year missing them.  Who know's, 
>maybe getting whupped three straight could show these guys how much work 
>they need to do.  Or, maybe playing Miami or Indiana tough, or even taking a 
>game from them, would give them something to mull over this summer.
>
>Not that it matters.  They need to show more on the road than they have all 
>season just to have a chance at making it, which is not likely.  Anyway, 
>Dan, you must be pretty surprised that the C's have run off three games 
>after you so confidently asserted they couldn't win 7 of their final 23.  I 
>wish you'd make a prediction like that every week, it seems to send them on 
>a tear.
>
>Jim
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