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

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

Yeah.  I'd be better off being a pessimistic, cranky doofus who exults when
the team he purports to cheer for doesn't do well.  Go piss in someone
else's cornflakes.

Cecil

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Forant" <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>
To: <celtics@igloo.igtc.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 3:37 PM
Subject: Re: It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)


> My version of heading down the block to turn the corner is less than
> encouraging. If you feel compelled to stick up for each and every Celtic,
> including management in which both have produced little in the form of
> entertainment, go ahead. Besides that leave some sugar out for the Fairy.
>
> Dan
>
>
>
> At 05:55 PM 10/22/00 -0700, you wrote:
> >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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