RE: Nice win

[OzerskyJA <OzerskyJA@cmog.org>]

this brings up something I have been thinking about --
we are really in a no-lose situation here.  If we don't make
the playoffs, we stand to gain four or five spots in the draft
as a MAJOR consolation prize.  This year's talent should make
the draft about ten deep; but there has never been a draft fourteen
players deep, although many great players have been drafted 
therein or lower.  The only downside would be that if we don't
make the playoffs, new management may fire O'Brien and/or
trade Antoine, and we're back to square one.  And I don't want
to be there.  We desperately need a third scorer, preferably on
the low post or from the pg spot; until then, every game is a roll
of the dice.  Amazing that we can beat the good teams and almost
always, always struggle against the Bulls, Hawks, and Grizzlies.
Let's hope we don't blow it in these next few games.

Josh Ozersky	
Marketing Communications Specialist 
Corning Museum of Glass

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	David A Wickerham [SMTP:aw623@freenet.buffalo.edu]
> Sent:	Sunday, March 25, 2001 6:30 PM
> To:	celtics
> Subject:	Nice win
> 
> Anecessary win for the Celtics, although if Paul Pierce hadn't contiued on
> his hot streak, we probably drop this one to the Bulls.  Antoine just
> can't play against Chicago.  He gets way too excited and starts jacking up
> 3s and doing his stutter dribble.  For a while, he tried to guard Brand -
> one on one- and got abused.  I'm assuming he asked for the assignment,
> because as soon as he was overpowered, Blountcame back into the  game.
> Blount still doesn't know what he's doing ofensively, but he completly
> shut down Brand.  Elton is a good player, but he can't really do anything
> against a big, strong center.
> 
> Antoine was nearly the goat, when he was stripped by Artest for a layup
> that closed the gap to 2 points.  However, when the Bulls tried to inbound
> down 4, he did come up with the big steal that put the game out of rreach.
> 
> A pretty good week for the Cs; tied for the final playoff spot and Denver
> keeps losing.  It would be nice if Indiana and the Celtics were able to
> pass the beleaguered nuggets.
>  
> 
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