RE: Celtics=Playoff's???????

[Josh Ozersky <igtcjosh@yahoo.com>]

Well, it's not necessarily negative, Mark, but I
really think that it underestimates what we have, even
from a conservative perspective, to suppose that the
Nets and Wizards are going to pass us.  Philly and
Orlando are clearly better; New York, Toronto, and
Milwaukee will win a lot of games; but after that, I
don't see anybody that strikes me as an odds-on
favorite to beat us into the playoffs.  The David
Wesley-led Hornets?  Atlanta, with Jason Williams, a
Gasol/Kucoc frontcourt, and SAR getting his non-impact
20 and 10?  Detroit?  It's not like we have to play
the Spurs and Blazers every night.  


Josh
--- "Berry, Mark  S" <berrym@BATTELLE.ORG> wrote:
> Look, you're not going to be happy unless I come out
> and say the Celtics are
> going to be in the playoffs. If I say the Hawks,
> Nets and Wizards are going
> to pass the Celts, you'll accuse me of being
> negative. If I say the teams
> who already were ahead of us are still ahead of us,
> you'll accuse me of
> being negative. It doesn't matter what I say,
> anyway. I hope you're right. I
> hope the Celtics make the playoffs. But looking at
> it objectively, it's
> going to be a tall order.
> 
> Mark
> 
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	Celtic4Hire@aol.com
> [mailto:Celtic4Hire@aol.com] 
> Sent:	Saturday, August 11, 2001 9:23 AM
> To:	berrym@BATTELLE.ORG
> Cc:	celtics@igtc.com
> Subject:	Re: Celtics=Playoff's???????
> 
> Mark,
> All you are doing is looking at last year's
> standings and teams. You again 
> are driving looking only in the rear view mirror.
> Anybody can do that. That 
> is what most of the sportwriters also do when they
> make their projections. 
> They do it because it is safer. It is like picking
> the tournament using only
> 
> the seedings. Yeah, the odds are that this year
> things will be the same as 
> last year (just like you project with the Celtics).
> However, we also know 
> that there will be changes. There always is. Step
> out and make some 
> projections. I am projecting that Miami will still
> make the playoffs but
> move 
> down, the Knicks won't and the Wizards with Jordan
> won't....
> 
> DJessen33
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