Re: Quick notes

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This isn't a social club. Pierce will have to find a way to like, love, show
affection for, make piece with, deal with....................life can be sad
at times. If we do get Baker, Pierce will quickly get a crush on him
profiting from open shots instead of being tripled.

DanF

----- Original Message -----
From: "bird" <birdwl@earthlink.net>
To: <Celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2002 4:37 PM
Subject: re: Quick notes


> > From: Tammo29@xxxxxxx
> >
> >        Although it's been expected that Strickland is gone, it seems
> > almost
> > certain now as he is telling his friends that he will probably end up
> > signing
> > with Atlanta, Miami, or Seattle.  Strickland and Pierce had become very
> > close
> > this year and both are disappointed they will no longer be teammates.
>
> My wife's favorite current Celtics again leaves the team.  This is no
good.
>    I liked Strick, too.  his bad qualities never seemed to outweigh the
> good things he brought to the squad when he was on the court?  Ever
> remember not wanting Strick on the court?  I mean, you may have wanted
> Kenny back in, or Pierce to swing back to two guard, or whatever, but I
> never groaned once when Strick came into the game.  Great supporting cast
> kind of guy.  If I had my druthers, I'd keep him, and not Delk.
>
> >         One of the Boston area papers (ProJo?) recently did a series of
> > articles on the importance of team chemistry. I wonder if any of the
> > Celtics
> > management took the time to read it?
>
> Pierce, especially, seems to be losing a few players he particularly liked
> playing with.  This may not be the soundest of business moves.  Sometimes,
>   the best thing to do is take a short-term hit for the long-term gain.
>
> Bird