Re: HOORAY, finally someone with real basketball knowledge.

["John Lyell" <johnlyell@hotmail.com>]

I think the teaching ability is there, but the guys like Anderson, Walker &
Battie that need to learn the most don't choose to listen.

Show me the money !

If we don't make the playoffs Pitino could very likely move on, and we start
over again unless he holds on to the draft picks and has a chance at landing
an Eddie Curry, Brendan Heywood, or Zac Randolph.









----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Forant" <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>
To: <celtics@igloo.igtc.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2000 6:00 PM
Subject: Re: HOORAY, finally someone with real basketball knowledge.


> Walker certainly isn't the franchise player we thought he would be. This
> team can't be built around Walker. He doesn't have the interest to move to
> the next level of proficiency. This team is so poor in talent and coaching
> it's hard for a player to stand out.
>
> Dan
>
> At 01:14 PM 10/15/00 -0700, you wrote:
> >Let me ask you guys this one question.  If the Celts
> >don't make the playoffs this season (hypothetically,
> >I'm not making any predictions here) will you guys
> >still be devoted to Walker next summer?  That will
> >make it 5 years with Walker that the C's have not made
> >the dance if they fail this season.  Who will you turn
> >on then you bandwagon hoppers?  Kenny?  He wasn't with
> >the C's as long as Walker.  McCarty? He doesn't play
> >enough. It's certainly won't be Pierce who is the true
> >all star of the team.  Let's face it, if the C's don't
> >make the playoffs this season, you guys will look real
> >dumb just like you have been the last 4 years.  Walker
> >and Pitino are the only mainstays since ML Carr
> >stopped coaching.  Even though both deserve blame in
> >this 5 year fiasco, I think Pitino is a more polished
> >coach than Walker is as a star player.  So go on
> >worshipping false idols like Antoine Walker because he
> >will only let you down yet again with his plethora of
> >turnovers and poor shot selection.  You guys are
> >running out of people to blame and you can only excuse
> >Walker's inabilities for so long.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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