Re: [Celtics' Stuff Don't sugarcoat it, Marc. How do you REALLY feel?

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

Patience! Sounds a lot like the Dave Gavitt/ML Carr  regime!

As others have mentioned you will not go far in the NBA living beyond the
arc, and with no inside presence. Yes you will win some games, but the odds
are stacked against you. Going after Marc Jackson to play the middle and
moving Battie to the 4 and Walker to the 3 would be a good move. Tony has a
low post game, Jackson adds some bulk. If you have to move Brown or Johnson
so be it. We land a Troy Bell or Juan Dixon next year and we have the other
scoring threat we need. Strickland does bring some perimeter help Anderson
can not.


----- Original Message -----
From: "JB" <JBMetzEA@yahoo.com>
To: <Celticsstuffgroup@yahoogroups.com>; "Celtics@igtc" <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 10:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Celtics' Stuff Don't sugarcoat it, Marc. How do you REALLY
feel?


> Wallace & Co. feel that patience is the best virtue and there is some type
> of master plan, we can't say for sure.
>
> CeltsSteve
>         *******************
>    I really don't relate well to this concept of a master plan, that has
> it's main premise, that making the playoffs is sufficient. I want to
think,
> that my management is always trying to improve the team and is always
> thinking about a championship, this year.
>    If there are constraints about salary cap, that can't be avoided, so be
> it, but at least be working on some immediate help. The luxury tax will
not
> be a problem this season, so rotate some cheap free agents in, until you
> find replacements for Blount and Palacio. They are not playing, they will
> not be part of that "master plan," so why not try to find someone who
will.
>    As for the rookies not playing; if that "master plan" is to succeed,
some
> years down the road, why are we playing Walter McCarty, who certainly will
> not be part of it?  What we seem to have here, is a coach who wants to win
> every game (now that's novel) and an owner/GM, who don't want to recognize
> that a few minor adjustments and at least the will to keep trying, could
> work wonders. All you have to do is look at the Patriots or the '67' Red
> Sox.
>
>
>         JB
>
>
>
>                   Unchain My Heart !