RE: thoughts on Grizzlies loss

[OzerskyJA <OzerskyJA@cmog.org>]

No, I don't think it's a must win.  We can get win any two games on this
trip, though I want three and secretly hope for four.  I think the team may
have been a little rusty coming off the all-star break.  We can lose to
Seattle and still be OK.  Let's not torture ourselves.

	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Berry, Mark  S [SMTP:berrym@BATTELLE.ORG]
	Sent:	Wednesday, February 14, 2001 9:49 AM
	To:	'OzerskyJA@cmog.org'; 'celtics@igtc.com'
	Subject:	Re: thoughts on Grizzlies loss

	This game is a big disappointment, but not an outright disaster.
What it
	does, is make the Seattle game a must-win. If they lose in Seattle,
it quite
	possibly could spiral into an 0-7 trip, considering the strength of
the
	competition and the two back-to-back sets. Looking at the trip,
Vancouver,
	Seattle and Houston seemed like the best bets for wins, although the
Rockets
	absolutely kill the Eastern Conference. Anyway, a loss to Seattle,
following
	up this letdown, and things could get ugly. They absolutely must
beat the
	Sonics to get this thing back on track.

	It's important for another reason. If this thing gets out of hand
and turns
	into 0-7, that pretty much coincides with the trading deadline. The
Celtics
	could go from buyers (or at least "stand-patters") to sellers
quickly. It
	bears watching.

	Anyway, biggest game of the season coming up in Seattle.

	Mark