Re: Playoffs?????

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

So coach of the Millennium, what's your claim to fame. Time to call your
bluff. I'm not advocating they miss the playoffs, I know they will, shit
happens. 

At 05:55 PM 3/13/00 -0400, you wrote:
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Dan Forant <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>
>To: <celtics@igtc.com>
>Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 1:15 PM
>Subject: Re: Playoffs?????
>
>
>> 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.
>>
>>
> My goodness, I'm glad you never coached any of my players or children.  The
>fact of the matter is this.  You never know what happens in a short series.
>Right now, we are playing very well, and barring serious injury, they CAN
>make life miserable for a lot of the teams in this league if they can
>continue to give 48 minutes of spirited effort and consistency.
>
>There is no way we should consider this team giving any less now and asking
>them to turn it up a notch next year so we can get a better draft choice.
>If we don't realize that by now, we never will.  Like Jim H. said earlier,
>fans should accept nothing less than 100% effort.  If that effort isn't
>enough to win, then the opponents deserved it.
>
>And we have defeated some fairly elite teams this year.  Do you think Riley
>relishes the thought of perhaps having to face us in the post-season?  We've
>matched up well with them over the last two years.  There would certainly be
>no pressure on us and they have not reacted well in similar situations in
>the past.
>
>I know it sounds like a broken record, but patience, just like RP said
>yesterday, pays off in the long run.
>
>Cecil
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