Re: It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)

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

Sorry.  Your exact words were "maybe we are heading down the block to turn
the corner."

Guess it was my foolish interpretation that a comment like that, from you,
was a note of optimism.  I won't make the same mistake twice.

Cecil

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Forant" <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>
To: <celtics@igloo.igtc.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)


> Where do I say salvage the season. I'm worried about the decade!
>
> Dan
>
> At 01:58 PM 10/22/00 -0700, you wrote:
> >Good consistency Dan.  One minute we may be able to salvage the season if
> >only, and the next we aren't going any place anyway.  Which is it??
> >
> >Cecil
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Dan Forant" <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>
> >To: <celtics@igloo.igtc.com>
> >Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 9:35 AM
> >Subject: Re: It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
> >
> >
> >> KA may be one of our big 3, but we will never improve with him. The
Celts
> >aren't going any place for a few years so let's dump KA while he has
value
> >and get a point, even a green one if need be and let him grow with the
team.
> >>
> >> Dan
> >> At 11:10 AM 10/22/00 EDT, you wrote:
> >> >>>>
> >>
> >>   --- Dan Forant wrote:
> >>   Pitino is best known for bringing in sets of players that don't
> >compliment
> >>   themselves to the team.
> >>   --- end of quote ---
> >>
> >>   Now, I know that today's players aren't the most modest of people,
but
> >complimenting themselves, to the whole team no less, is really pushing
the
> >bounds of propriety...
> >>
> >>   --- JBMetzEA wrote:
> >>   >most dysfunctional lineup we could ever hope to see on the floor
> >together.
> >>   >Myskinis, Moiso, McCarty, Carr and Elliot. Soon the lead was gone
and
> >as the
> >>   >starters made their way back in the lineup, they really couldn't get
> >the
> >>   >same magic going again.
> >>   --- end of quote ---
> >>
> >>   I understand that Pitino wants to look at players, but the only one
in
> >this lineup who's worth looking at, IMO, is Moiso, and even he's been
> >missing for two games. Even a blind man can see that Miskiri is not NBA
> >material, we all know about Wallah, Elliott is a guaranteed cut, and I
bet
> >Wallace is calling around and trying to dump Carr for a 7th round pick in
> >2043 and cap filler as we speak.Still, unless Pitino's trying to see how
> >they respond in the worst possible situation, there's no sense having
them
> >on the court at the same time. This was reminiscent of last year when the
> >starters went out, but worse.
> >>
> >>   --- JBMetzEA wrote:
> >>   >Then came the real bad news, late in the second quarter,
> >>   >Herren stepped back on someone's foot and rolled his ankle. He
couldn't
> >put
> >>   >any pressure on his foot and was helped to the dressing room, never
to
> >>   >return. Sprained ankle they said.
> >>   --- end of quote ---
> >>
> >>   The bad news is, it was an eversion sprain (ankle rolling in). The
very
> >strong deltoid ligament on the medial side usually doesn't tear
completely,
> >but gets partially ripped off the bone with little bone chunks still
> >attached to it, what's called avulsion. If that happens, you're looking
at a
> >month or two in a cast. Besides, there are tendons of important push-off
and
> >stabilizer muscles (tibialis posterior, flexors hallucis and digitorum
etc.)
> >in that area that can also get affected in an eversion sprain. The goods
> >news is that he didn't *land* on someone's ankle - he *stepped* on it. So
> >maybe it's not so bad. Still, Adrian last year in Chicago just stepped on
> >someone's ankle, too, and his year was basically finished. It would be a
> >pity, because Herren has looked very promising the last 2 games.
> >>
> >>   --- JBMetzEA wrote:
> >>   > Kenny immediately came in and played brilliantly. Washington was up
by
> >>   >one and the lead went to seven by half time. Anderson played well
> >through
> >>   --- end of quote ---
> >>
> >>   Kenny showed why, warts and all, we can't just dump him for nothing -
> >even if we could. Like him or not, he's one of our "New Big Three" in
terms
> >of scoring. And he can still pass when he wants to, and hopefully, having
> >strong backups this year will make him want.
> >>
> >>   Kestas
> >>
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