Re: Turn off the TV...

[bird <birdw@xxxxxxx>]

On Friday, December 27, 2002, at 04:09 PM, Dan Forant wrote:

> Bullcrap, the C's can't hang with joisy and many other teams in the 
> NBA.
> Probably along with a few College teams. Maybe you should check back 
> posts,
> I thought the C's win over NJ was great. This team now is 
> dysfunctional, and
> starting to look like comedy act. Maybe they'll pull it together 
> eventually.
> Let's see how they respond to Miami.
I'm saying that how you prove you can hang with a team is by beating 
them.  The Celts have beaten NJ this year.  True, in the most recent 
matchup we lost huge, but I like our chances in the next go-around just 
the same.  You give lip service to the wins, but don't give them any 
actual credit, imo.  As in evidence that Boston can beat NJ.  It's not 
as if the NJ Nets are some sort of NBA powerhouse.  What about that 4-8 
road record?  They are beatable, even by this "comedy act".

I know that the 64% winning percentage brings a smile, if not an 
occasional guffaw, out of these chops.

You're acting more like the team's 10-18 and not 18-10.  (Actually, 
you're acting like they're 10-18 in the ACC or something.)  Things 
aren't quite critical yet.  You're right to see how they respond.  
Hopefully, it'll start with Miami, but, eventually, they'll snap out of 
this sub-par play.  They always have.  (Though, the last time they 
didn't was against those pesky Nets in the playoffs.)  These guys 
always bounce back.  I know you have the whole season mapped out, 
though  -- what, you didn't have this rough patch in the plan?

Which college teams are better than the Celtics, pray tell?

Bird