Re: Plenty of blood, plenty of fouls.

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

JB,

The situation is futile this season because we have no one to trade. We
won't give up either Walker nor Pierce. Walker and Pierce have to come ready
to play every nite and someone else has to step up also. Don't look for KA
on a regular basis, or anyone else as a matter of fact.

DanF

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "JB" <jbmetzea@yahoo.com>
To: "Celtic's Stuff" <Celticsstuffgroup@yahoogroups.com>; "Celtics @
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Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 7:43 AM
Subject: Plenty of blood, plenty of fouls.


>    I've watched hockey games with less contact than last nights game.
Miami,
> coached by the missing son of Darth Vader, who also happens to have the
same
> plastic surgeon as Keith Richards, fouls on every play. This defensive
> strategy, as perfected to a high art by Detroit in the late 80's and
carried
> on by Riley and the Van Gundy coached Knicks, is very effective. Foul
early
> and often, the ref's can't possibly call every foul and won't. For a long
> stretch, early in the game, the whistles were in the pocket, by the time
> they started blowing them, it was too late.
>    Actually, I liked the way the C's ran their first few offensive plays.
> They were cutting into the lane and looking for passes in the open areas.
> Had the first few shots gone down, they might have fared better. As it
was,
> there were no Celtic highlights. This had to be the worst game played this
> season. After a few possessions, our offense deteriorated into Walker or
> Pierce trying their moves, or a three point heave, from one of the other
> players standing around the perimeter.
>    Walker looked like an old man, trying to get baseline on Grant. He was
> absolutely ineffective, trying to get inside. Grant ate him for lunch. He
> came out to the three point line to discourage threes and was always
> directly in his path to the basket.
>    Pierce fared little better. While he could break down his defender,
> Mourning was always there to rock him, on the way to the basket.
>    Anderson was also uninspiring. Miami always seemed to be back on
defense
> and when Kenny cut into the lane, there was always a hand up to block him.
>    JJ, was reticent. Is that a good word?
>    Battie was overmatched.
>    Vitaly worked hard and as usual gets A for effort, even with the 8
> stitches in his head from Mourning's forearm.
>    Erick Strickland hit a few shots and worked hard on defense, but as a
> point guard, he is out of control and does not have the sensibility or the
> handles, to play that position.
>    If we needed evidence that the Celtics are deficient against teams with
> inside strength, we got a tough lesson last night. Bandaids, to balance
our
> roster, will help, but we need more inside players. I'd call Portland and
> see what they want for Dale Davis. Unfortunately, trading Vitaly or
Battie,
> to get that help, is not an answer. We need more size and strength.,
Trading
> one of our centers would still leave us deficient.
>
>
>               JB
>
>
>
>
>                            Unchain My Heart!