Re: The Truth About the Finals

["John Lyell" <johnlyell@hotmail.com>]

I agree with Cecil. Shaq has always been allowed to barrel inside into
players in position and should be called for a charge much more often. I
think others would also have been called for goaltending on a few of his
blocks.

As usual close games come down to the foul line. If Philly had shot better
from the line in game 2 the series would have been totally different even
though they were pretty much one dimensional, and had no inside game, and
lived and died from the arc.






----- Original Message -----
From: "Cecil Wright" <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca>
To: "Josh Ozersky" <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>; <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2001 11:16 AM
Subject: Re: The Truth About the Finals


> But it was obvious to me that Shaq was getting away with murder as well.
He
> was not called for many fouls that this biased eye spotted.  I also
thought
> that several of his blocked shots were goaltending in actuality.
>
> The NBA got what they wanted.
>
> Cecil
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Josh Ozersky" <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>
> To: <celtics@igtc.com>
> Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 9:28 PM
> Subject: The Truth About the Finals
>
>
> > I'm not just saying because I hate Philadelphia.  But
> > they really didn't deserve to win.  Everybody talks
> > about how much heart they have, teamwork, etc. etc.
> > But if a team is going to beat another team with much
> > more talent, they have to do it by playing true,
> > old-school style basketball.  Philadelphia throughout
> > this series missed their free throws, passed up or
> > missed open shots (how many times was Mutumbo open at
> > the foul line?), failed to use fouls wisely, and etc.
> > And as much as I like Iverson, he didn't deserve to
> > win either.  When they overplay you to the right,
> > you're supposed to go left.  His insistence on going
> > right, just like his insistence on taking fallaway
> > three pointers, was more bad karma.  I hope next year
> > somebody comes along to really hand the Lakers their
> > ass.  It won't be philadelphia.  This is as far as
> > they are going to go.  And that's just their tough
> > luck.  Remember the 87 Celtics?  We knew they wouldn't
> > get back.  Philadelphia can look forward to another
> > ten years of decline, as we ascend on the wings of our
> > young stars.
> >
> > glad to get that out of my system.  On the draft
> > front, am I crazy, or am I getting to like the idea of
> > taking one of the white guys?  It really looks like
> > they both will contribute right away, and neither one
> > is really a perimeter player.  If bradley really is
> > all that, he would be a great addition.  And it's
> > looking more and more like Diop might be headed our
> > way too!  Better still, it  looks like Omar Cook will
> > be there for us at 21.  I wish we hadn't have worked
> > out Brian Scalabrine, though; he gives me the chills.
> > I really see why these guys like keeping that 21st
> > pick; we can really get somebody good there.  I bet
> > that Wallace and co. are betting that none of the 6-9
> > teams have the cajones to draft Gasol, knowing that
> > they won't get him for a year.  it takes a lot of
> > security (or a second lottery pick) to take that
> > gamble.  Gasol/Bradley?  Diop/Murphy?
> > Johnson/Radovic?
> > Let's start popping corks now!
> >
> > Josh
> >
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