Ainge?

[OzerskyJA <OzerskyJA@cmog.org>]

You know, I'm really wondering whether Ainge really brings anything to the
table other
than his rings.  He's never been a GM before.  His tenure as coach in
Phoenix is best
remembered for getting a towel thrown in his face.  And he's pretty young.
I like the idea
of re-Celtifying the organization, but I'd rather see McHale in this top
spot.  I wonder if there are any feelers to him.  Of course, this is also
bad news in that it suggests that Larry's
bid to buy the team has fallen through.  McDonough, ever the mouthpiece of
the organization, indicated in his column that Larry's supposed
"billionaire" in fact couldn't get the money together to buy the team.  I
knew it was too good to be true. 

But before we entrust the future of the organization to another guy who has
never been a GM in his life, maybe we should see what Donnie Walsh is doing
these days, or Mr. Bill Russell for that matter.  (His GM record in
Sacramento is still unappreciated I feel.) Or how about somebody else?  What
has Danny done to deserve our trust, other than ask for the job?

Josh Ozersky	
Marketing Communications Specialist 
Corning Museum of Glass

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Kestutis.Kveraga@dartmouth.edu [SMTP:Kestutis.Kveraga@dartmouth.edu]
> Sent:	Tuesday, January 16, 2001 9:58 AM
> To:	celtics@igtc.com
> Subject:	Re: Antoine's game vs. Minnesota
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> 
> >        No, there's no such thing as a "poor triple double".   
> 
> Yes, there is. We saw it last night.  
> 
> > Did you ever 
> > see Larry Bird having a bad shooting night, but still have a triple
> double? 
> > Did everyone bash him?  I don't think so!    Walker works his damn butt
> off. 
> 
> Let's not compare Bird's game to Walker's, OK? There's poor shooting
> (taking good shots but not hitting them), which is OK, and then there's
> stupid and selfish play on offense. There's a difference.  
> 
> > Did you see him slack during the game? 
> 
> Yes, I did, on defense.   
> 
> 
> > The best way out of a shooting slump is to keep shooting.  If he didn't
> have 
> > 12 rebounds and 12 assists, THEN you can start complaining.  He must
> have 
> > done somthing to get those assists! 
> 
> People, you're getting blinded by the stats. There's more to the game than
> stats.   
> He was just killing the team play with his ball-hogging, ill-advised
> shots, complete disregard of his teammates (except for Pierce later in the
> game), and not even a token attempt to play defense.  He was clearly
> trying to turn this game into a mano-a-mano contest with KG, outplaying
> whom, in Antoine's mind, would strengthen his bid to become an All-Star.
> All it did, though, was demonstrate the vast difference between the two.
> Garnett was killing 'Toine on both ends with disdainful efficiency, all
> within the team framework. Antoine, at times, looked like that swimmer in
> the Olympics who nearly drowned before he could complete the race. If you
> look at their stats, you'd think that 'Toine outplayed KG; in reality, it
> was no contest. Yes, the Celtics won the game, but they won it because
> Antoine's teammates played tough  D, Blount and Brown had really good
> games, and Pierce was unstoppable. Whatever positive contribution An  
> 
> Kestas