Re: last night's game

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

Like the market bottoming, this team is close to it also. Things can only
get better. Will it happen this year? Doesn't look like we have anyone
worth tradable, except KA. Seems no one wants him.

Dan

At 08:44 AM 11/21/00 -0500, you wrote:
>One problem with last night's game, I watched what seemed to be proof that a
>young player had turned from his selfish
>ways to help his team win. I found myself enjoying watching his team play
>together. The problem was I was impressed 
>with Allen Iverson and the team obviously was the Sixers. I have dismissed a
>lot of the local talk of how they were playing
>as being hometeam fever, but after watching them last night I come away
>convinced that they can go far this year in the
>playoffs. If...Iverson can continue distributing the ball, Ratliff can
>continue playing like he did last night. If they go back to 
>Allen arriving late or not at all for practice, then they will
>self-destruct. I think that they may still get to that point, but for now
>they look pretty good. They may be the worst 10-0 team per Josh, but I was
>impressed with their ball movement last night.
>
>Too bad I couldn't say any of that for the Celtics. What were our
>highlights, Eric Williams and Brian Stith seemed to play 
>well. Why on earth did they keep firing up the 3s? I understand that they
>have been shooting well from behind the arc, but
>I think that they shot themselves out of the game. It was ugly and painful
>to watch, I must say I was feeling optimistic after
>reading some thoughts this year from the group.  This was the first game I
>have been able to see in the past 2 years, and
>I must admit I don't think that I missed much. I know, I know it was only
>one game. But I now understand why they cause
>such frustration in everyone who can see them more regularly than I do.
>
>A couple observations/questions:
>Why did Herren hardly play at all?
>Why is Brunson bringing the ball down at shooting it immediately?
>Then again, why is anyone on the team doing that? 
>What were they 4 for 30 from behind the line, why didn't the players stop to
>think that this probably wasn't their night?
>When is Pitino ball leaving town?
>
>The Philly announcers laughed when Battie shot his 3, saying he probably
>figures everyone else has been missing all
>night, he might as well try.
>
>I know that this was a little long for a lurker, but I was very frustrated
>watching last night. 
>
>Don
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