Re: Timbermutts

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

I can't single out one miss by Eric Williams who, though he has hit several
3's this season, is really not a 3 point shooter.  I can't believe he is
actually shooting 3's at a 33% clip.

I thought that Toine had a subpar game, missing 4 freebies as well as going
9/21 from the field.  As a team, we missed 8 free throws.  Cut that in half
and we win.  We shot 54% from the field but only 71% from the line.
Conversely, they shot 48% from the field, despite Garnett's career night but
knocked down 90% from the line.

Free throws, IMHO is a large weakness of ours.  Lack of concentration,
improper mechanics, whatever the problem, the players need to tighten that
aspect up.

Having said that, we still should have won this game and you're right about
the non-call on the Garnett screen.  No question about it, as illegal as
you'll ever see.  We won't challenge for the top o the heap this year, but,
we should be worth watching real soon.  We are playing the good teams tough
now.  We'll be winning these games shortly.

Cecil

----- Original Message -----
From: Richard & Cynthia Davies <rdavies1@maine.rr.com>
To: Celtics Newsgroup POST <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 11:07 PM
Subject: Timbermutts


> Well, tough loss tonight. Could've pulled this one out if Eric Williams
had
> hit his 3-pt. attempt -- would've given us a 3 point lead with under a
> minute to go.
>
> Paul's 3 to tie it up with 6.7 left was huge, and if the refs had had the
> guts to call the foul on Kevin Garnett down at the other end (knocked
Pierce
> down as Pierce was trying to defend against Anthony Peeler), Mr. Peeler's
> game-winning 3 would have been waved off, Paul could've shot a couple
> freebies at the other end and sealed it up.
>
> But, you know, could've, would've, should've. Now the Celts face a real
> must-win against the Sixers Friday night. I just know a loss on Friday
would
> be too mentally deflating for the C's to overcome.
>
> Rich D.
>