Re: Latest brush with greatness..

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

I guess variety is the spice of life, depending on whose life and what
spice. I like Tommy H. Gorman should be obsequious to Tommy. He likes his
job. Cous use to put me to sleep and way too negative. Now I can see crap,
just don't keep telling me it is.  I think his Prozac was too strong.

Dan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Murphy" <tfmiii@worldnet.att.net>
To: "Celtic list" <celtics@igtc.com>; <jozersky1@nyc.rr.com>
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 11:34 AM
Subject: Latest brush with greatness..


> That note made my day - Thanks Josh!
>
> I don't know if you (or anyone else for that matter) remember, but I wrote
> to the list shortly after you invited me to join about 4 years ago
> complaining about the quality of the broadcasting and mentioned that my
wife
> (who really liked Cousy) had a new nickname for Gorman - "Smithers" for
his
> at times almost obsequious deference to Heinsohn. Granted Tommy is a
living
> legend, but he really spouts some doozies and could really use a reality
> check every once in a while. Cous' on the other hand never let his obvious
> love for the green obscure his vision of what was actually happening on
the
> court.
>
> BTW I agree 100% on your take of the trade - this is a real stinker in the
> long term being made even worse in the short term by Obie's obvious
> incompetence. (I've always had a 'Red Sox in the late 70's ' feeling about
> this year - as with Zimmer they seem to win despite the coach.) If we were
a
> trade away from the championship this trade might be acceptable but sadly
I
> fear that is far from the case.
>
> As I see it the keys to this season (apart from the subtraction of Pitino)
> have been: (3) health - with Kenny and Battie back we're one of the
> healthiest teams in the league this year; (2) Pierce - this guy just gets
> better and better - I shudder to think what the team's offensive
efficiency
> would be without him; and (1) defense - Dick Harter should be HEAD coach
> (and to think defense was supposed to be Pitino's specialty).
>
> Hopefully the last three games are not a trend. Dallas (and Milwaukee
too?)
> seemed to clamp down hard on Pierce in the second half, willing to 'allow'
> Walker or anyone else score the points on the gamble that this will get
them
> the win - and lately it has. Also the chemistry (didn't Wallace say he
> thought it was so important earlier this year?) seems to have been damaged
> by trade - not because it was such a bad trade in the short term (it
*should
> be a positive short term if Obie could figure it out) but perhaps because
> cap dollars figured so prominently in it. We'll see how it pans out. I'm
> crossing my fingers.
>
> -TomM
>
> PS - Isn't it ironic that JJ has been subject to such criticism post
trade?
> Now some folks are merely being consistent (like Mark) and I have
absolutely
> no problem with that (I've enjoyed your posts Mark - please keep it up).
> However the Pollyannas on the list (everything green is great - any
> criticism constructive or otherwise is verboten) seem to have really
turned
> on him. Why isn't Twon's excuse available - the guy IS very young (and
> unlike Moiso he has shown savvy and ability). I wish him well and expect
> that Joe Hironaka will be proven at least partially correct - Phoenix will
> allow him to bloom (meanwhile making the inevitable rookie miscues). Still
> can't get over it, two 1st rounders for Tony Delk . . .
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>
> Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 11:41:54 -0500
> From: "Josh Ozersky" <jozersky1@nyc.rr.com>
> Subject: Latest brush with greatness..
>
> Here's your laugh of the day.  I got an email
> from none other than Mike Gorman today.  The
> complete message was,
>
> "Am I Smithers?"
>
> I wrote back and explained the joke, omitting any
> reference to Smithers' orientation or habits.
>
> Josh
>
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