Re: I'm open. I'm Way!

["Orion" <johnlyell@hotmail.com>]

O'Brien is a temporary puppet. Unfortunately he had to listen to Red and
take Forte over the likes of Tony Parker  and Tinsley or moving up for
Gasol. This would have been a nice draft at least getting JJ and Parker or
Tinsley. Maybe their philosophy is the Eric Strickland's will always be
available.



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----- Original Message -----
From: "pmaurice" <damekmo@teleport.com>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 6:41 AM
Subject: I'm open. I'm Way!


> I'm feeling a little Way-like this morning, so I'm posting something
that's
> sure to piss people off. I'm just as upset as Way about this 4-2 record.
All
> this crappy winning. Just disgusting. So, if you're feeling at all
hopeful, I
> know how much you'll all hate the following. From O'Brien in this
morning's
> Herald: ``I'll take 50 3-pointers if they're open!" Notice when he says, "
> ..and I don't like 3-pointers where you just come down, make one pass and
a
> guy's on you and you shoot it." Don't we all just hate that? But what he
> obviously doesn't hate is when you come down, make one pass, "you're open"
and
> you shoot. In other words if you can shoot the three and you're open "no
> matter how much left on the shot clock" if you're playing for O'Brien
you've
> got the green light. An open shot is a good shot. So next time "someone"
comes
> down and shoots an open three early, it's all part of the plan guys.
There.
> That should take care of any hope, happiness or joy on this list.
Personally
> I...ah screw it, why ruin the mood. O'Brien's a moron and his record means
> nothing. My God, it actually kind of feels good being Way.
>
> Way
>
>
> O'Brien's charge to C's: Trey, trey again
> Celtics Notebook/by Steve Bulpett
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> Tuesday, November 13, 2001
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> The Celtics tossed up a season-high 29 treys in their last outing, a
104-94
> win over Seattle last Friday. While that figure may rankle some of the
more
> veteran season ticket-holders, it doesn't bother Jim O'Brien in the least.
>
> ``No,'' he said, ``I'll take 50 3-pointers if they're open. I don't like
> challenged 3-pointers, and I don't like 3-pointers where you just come
down,
> make one pass and a guy's on you and you shoot it.
>
> ``When you shoot as high a percentage as we do, I want guys to take every
> 3-point shot that's there. I like our chances of winning. I like our
chances
> of beating better teams if they give us that.''
>
> The Celtics are actually shooting better on 3-pointers (.441) than from
inside
> the arc (.434). They have taken an average of 22.6 a game.