Re: playoffs?

["John Sermini" <jsermini@home.com>]

In addition, we have played two more games than the Pacers, and they will be
playing 2 extra games this week. The teams that they are playing are pretty
tought, whereas the teams that we are playing aren't as tough.   They play
Sacremento, Toronto, Orlando, Vancouver and Orlando in the same time period
we play San Antonio, New Jersey, and Chicago. In all probability, they will
lose 4 games, and we should lose only one. So, if things go as they should
by next Sunday, we should be 2-3 games up on them!!!

John

----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Murphy" <tfmiii@worldnet.att.net>
To: "Celtic list" <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 11:27 AM
Subject: playoffs?


> Not only are we now percentage points ahead of Indiana for the last
playoff
> spot but we also have a slight advantage in that we are ahead in the win
> column. Sports writers often note (correctly) that the important marker
for
> teams fighting for the top seed is the loss column - because losses are so
> infrequent for such teams.
>
> The opposite is true for teams below .500 fighting for the last playoff
> spot. The win column is the one to watch because wins come less
frequently.
> Right now we have the (slight) advantage and Indiana has to play catch-up!
>
> It would be sweet vindication for these guys to finally make the
playoffs -
> particularly given the tough 2nd-half schedule - even if it means an early
> exit. Being the team that would exclude Celt nemesis Isiah Thomas from the
> playoffs (thereby putting the exclamation point on his terrible coaching
> job) would make it even sweeter. Go team!!
>