Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V9 #397

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Was that the Flintstone era?

DanF
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wright, Cecil" <Cecil.Wright@JUSTICE.GC.CA>
To: <Celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 12:29 PM
Subject: RE: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V9 #397


> You sure you don't mean from the Paleolithic era????
>
> :-)
>
> Cecil
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Forant [mailto:dforant1@nycap.rr.com]
> Sent: December 06, 2002 1:11 PM
> To: Celtics@igtc.com
> Subject: Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V9 #397
>
>
> I'm from the era of multiple choices:>)
>
> DanF
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wright, Cecil" <Cecil.Wright@JUSTICE.GC.CA>
> To: <Celtics@igtc.com>
> Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 9:29 AM
> Subject: RE: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V9 #397
>
>
> > So what do you call Toine's vociferous message during a timeout last
year
> in
> > the great comeback over Joisey?  Is that not the very essence of
> leadership?
> > It is simply not true that you must have a leader as a PG to be a
winner.
> > Quick question for you...who is the PG for the Spurs?
> >
> > Cecil
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dan Forant [mailto:dforant1@nycap.rr.com]
> > Sent: December 06, 2002 8:03 AM
> > To: Celtics@igtc.com
> > Subject: Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V9 #397
> >
> >
> > Huh, the leadership I was describing is point guard instinct leadership.
> Our
> > co-captains can't supply that feature. Shammond a
leader...............are
> > you watching the same games? We are 12-6, we play hard. PP's and Walkers
> > leadership is all cheerleader type, no fundamental leadership. In fact
> they
> > probably lead the team in bad habits.
> >
> > DanF
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <GuyClinch@AOL.com>
> > To: <Celtics@igtc.com>
> > Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 12:37 AM
> > Subject: Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V9 #397
> >
> >
> > > > This is a game where a point guard would have clearly helped
> especially
> > the
> > > > last 5 minutes of the game. The team has no qualified court
> leadership.
> > A 2
> > > > guard nor a power forward can't do it. It is a 5 minute game and
> Philly
> > > > took
> > > > over. Great effort by the Celts though. We're so close, yet so far.
> > >
> > > No qualified court leadership? All I can say is..huh?!?
> > >
> > > About all we have is good leadership from Pierce and Walker..
> > > That is our best trait.
> > >
> > > The rest of the guys aren't really NBA top quality players at this
> point.
> > The
> > > fact that get so much out of marginal talents like EWill, McCarty and
> the
> > > like is because of their leadership. If you want to check out a team
> with
> > no
> > > leadership try watching Golden State! They have alot more talent 2-12
> then
> > we
> > > do, but because the lack leadership they aren't that good...
> > >
> > > The Celts play hard and hang tough nearly all the time..they are
really
> > quite
> > > a gritty team, and thats because of the leadership of Pierce and
Walker.
> > >
> > > We are going to lose some of the time especially when we are on the
road
> > and
> > > heavily outrebounded.. What we could have used is some more talent..a
> > healthy
> > > K. Brown or a guy like Keon Clark might have been the difference in a
> game
> > > like that.
> > > Instead we have a wide open McCarty bricking from the corner...
> > >
> > > The leadership is there..look at Shammond. He is obviously a somewhat
> > > talented guy who never really did anything before coming to the
> Celts..but
> > > under the leadership of OB...Pierce and Walker the guy is doing well.
> Heck
> > > they even got him to play some defense something that I heard he has
> never
> > > done before.
> > >
> > > Truth is OB is right..it doesn't really matter where the leadership
> comes
> > > from as long as you have it.
> > >
> > > MJ is an example of a two guard who leads his team, and KG is a PF
that
> > leads
> > > his team. You don't need your point to lead a team, just guys who can
> > handle
> > > the ball.
> > >
> > > We are 12-6 and will likely win 20 games by the New Year.. I don't see
a
> > > reason to complain. Considering our woeful talent base after Pierce
and
> > > Walker thats will be an amazing achievement.
> > >
> > > Pete