Re: All Star voting

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>]

Then lobby for their place on the All Star Team. We will not be even
contenders for a *chance* at a playoff spot with this type of play. But it
does hide the shortcomings of coaching and management that we have, and
fills the seats.

DanF

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Meninno" <jam@london.com>
To: "Celtics Emai List" <Celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 11:00 AM
Subject: Re: All Star voting


> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Forant" <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>
>
> > You get with the program. My point is if Pierce and Walker continue to
> throw
> > up shots without regard to team development the team will wind up in the
> > long run like last year. I agree they need to take the bulk of the
offense
> > but many shots are street pick up game types. Between the two of them
they
> > probably average 10 ill considered shots per game. This will work short
> > term, but it is an 82 game season.
>
> Since when has the All-Star game been about "team development"?   I
thought
> it was always an event for the "gunners" of the league.  I don't go out of
> my way to watch it, but I usually find it entertaining if I do happen to
> catch it.  You get to see guys trying things (dunks, passes, etc.) they
> normally wouldn't do in a real game.  I wouldn't want to watch it all the
> time, but once a year is kind of fun.  Antoine and Paul certainly deserve
to
> be considered for it because they both put up big numbers.  That's what
that
> game is all about.  If that's not your thing, that's fine, I see your
point.
> But, our two captains are exactly the type of player that the game is for.
>
> Jim