Re: Tonight's game

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

Yeah, it was Orlando, it may have been Orlando and Dawn as far as the Celts
are concerned. 


At 09:29 AM 3/29/00 -0400, you wrote:
>True to form.  Thanks for the insight.  Who did Atlanta play last night?  I
>thought we played Orlando :-)
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>I listened to the game on EEI and Howard and Max both made alot out of the
>spats which developed in the 3rd quarter.  Max said that the team should not
>air its dirty laundry in public like that despite how frustrated they may
>be.  Of course, Pitino is pissed.  Suspensions and possible trades
>forthcoming as a result.  Question is, of course, who?  Overton has no
>value.  Fortson, for his shortcomings, is a monster on the glass, but didn't
>command any name players in the earlier snafu.  Toine, however.  Well that's
>another question.
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>Was that the last straw for Toine in Pitino's eyes?  How can they
>discipline, say Overton, without disciplining the captain?  This could get
>interesting.
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>Toine and Overton to Seattle for Payton and Maxwell with Dan Forant as chief
>therapist :-)
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>Cecil
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Dan Forant <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>
>To: <celtics@igtc.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 9:08 AM
>Subject: Re: Tonight's game
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>> This team is streaky good at best, because of talent depth, it has none.
>> Can't expect Walker and Pierce or Anderson to provide the firepower and
>> defense nite after nite. Their 2 forwards had 9 blocked shots, many in the
>> 2nd half. Atlanta had a bunch of Gazelles running around, we looked slow,
>> similar to the Bird era. We're not even close to having the right
>chemistry
>> yet. The draft and trading season may provide the players we can build on.
>> We shot 37%, and 56% from the foul line.
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>> Myself along with others have been saying most of the season, that this
>> team is mediocre at best. A few weeks ago I felt the Celts could play 500
>> on the way out, I've been sucked in by these greenhorns again. It won't
>> happen again. My hat's off to Doc Rivers and his organization.
>>
>> At 10:23 PM 3/28/00 -0500, you wrote:
>> >What happened?  In the first half (or most of it) they were playing well,
>> driving to the basket, passing, etc.  Then they reverted to tossing up
>3's,
>> leaving someone open every trip.  In short, they were out hustled,
>> outsmarted and outscored by a running team of madmen who are athletic,
>> fast, and deadly shooters.  Amazing what a former NBA player has done with
>> this team others didn't take (Tommy said that, I didn't).
>> >
>> >I sure don't like to be down on this team, but tonight really hurt.  I'm
>> not sure what's wrong with this picture, but it sure needs retouching.
>> >
>> >Don't be so hard on Adrian.  The man is exhausted, he's been playing
>> basketball non-stop for three years and is exhausted.
>> >
>> >Dorine
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