Re: Not a bad loss

[Georgek27@AOL.com]

Looking at it as one game it's not a bad loss but when it follows two other 
losses it creates an urgent need to stop the bleeding. Friday's game against 
Charlotte is now a MUST game. The Hornets just waxed the Nets at home but all 
season they've played better on the road (16-12). Mashburn and Davis create 
some of the same problems for the Celtics as the Bucks did and the 
Campbell/Brown duo is very formidable on the boards. If we start a backcourt 
of Anderson and Delk against their backcourt of Davis and Mashburn we are 
asking for trouble, and yet we will. We will need a solid team effort without 
those 5 minute lapses when we throw the ball all over the place and we are 
going to need a reasonably good shooting effort. Our frontcourt has to put up 
big numbers against theirs and our defensive scheme has got to allow for help 
on their guards without leaving the paint open for easy buckets.

The Magic just caught us in the standings so we are now tied for the 4th and 
5th spots. A week ago we were #2. The next four games will be very key to 
whether we are serious contenders in the East or one of a few teams trying to 
hang on to a playoff berth.

I think we are capable of winning all four but I am not comfortable with many 
of the mismatches our new backcourt will subject us to. Hopefully Harter has 
a plan.

George