Re: understatement of the year

[Ellie Cutler <ellie@oreilly.com>]

nice comments, Kestas.

I tuned in after the game had started and it took me a second to figure 
that Toine was playing PG.  I actually liked that move.  The Toine in a 
Nutshell bottom line for the game was:  37 points, 9 or so rebounds, 7 or 
so assists, and a missed 3-pointer in crunch time which should have been 
someone taking it to the basket instead. He keeps you in the game, then he 
loses the game. He should get docked for throwing up stupid outside shots 
at the end of the game instead of taking it to the hoop.  Save that for the 
zone defense ; )

Bryant Stith was in the announcer's booth for a long time and I really 
enjoyed everything he had to say. He's a class guy. If they're serious 
about needing a veteran presence, they need to keep him. And it looks like 
he would be a good coach or broadcaster down the line.  He thought McCarty 
was out there so Obie would have him on tape to watch over the 
summer.  Actually, Walter has been playing a decent PF/C.  If Jermaine 
O'Neal can play center, so can McCarty. He's about the same size. Although 
O'Neal will likely fill out more in a few years - not sure if Walter will 
really beef out anymore (or less) than he is now.   Also, the paper quotes 
Obie as saying he was trying a "Toine, Center, and three 3-point shooters" 
lineup - perhaps in anticipation of the rules change.  He thinks Moiso is 
similar to McCarty, in being a good perimiter player, but that McCarty is 
more familiar with the game at this time (well I hope they're expecting 
more from Jerome than that...)  I'd remember more of what Stith said except 
I was listening to the Red Sox beat the Yankees at the same time.

Paul got whomped in the chest and they should've glued him to the bench for 
the rest of the game. No need to crack him up at this point. Considering 
his knife attack and all the pounding he takes on a regular basis, give the 
kid a rest!

  --Ellie

At 09:25 AM 4/14/2001 -0400, Kestas wrote:

>Anyway, last night's game was really frustrating, even if it didn't mean
>anything. If you're gonna lose the game experimenting with lineups, at
>least lose it playing Moiso and Herren, or Battie at PF with Toine at SF,
>not McCarty (32 min) at PF and Williams (46 min) at his own special
>position (because he doesn't really have one in the NBA anymore). We know
>all we need to know about McCarty and Williams, and we know we're stuck
>with them.
>
>Is it me, or was Paul Pierce really subdued/withdrawn/passive, kind of like
>the "underwater" Pierce of the late Pitino era? Could it have anything to
>do with the comments reported by Vescey? Or am I reading too much into this?
>
>If I'm understanding Rich Pond's responses correctly, he's basically saying
>that Wallace is gone (''That decision will be made at the end of the
>season.'') , but will draft for us (''Chris has a contract through June 30,
>so he'll be here through the draft. ")? Does this make sense to anyone?
>Kestas