Re: At least Obie can keep things in perspective...

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

Portland, Philly, Milwaukee and the Nets? The Celts have been playing well,
but have I missed something? If we win 2-4 I'm a happy guy. Rubbing a genie
in a bottle won't do it. We're still lacking. Prove me wrong!

DanF

----- Original Message -----
From: "Berry, Mark S" <berrym@BATTELLE.ORG>
To: "Celtic igtc list (E-mail)" <celtics@igtc.com>; "Celtic yahoo list
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Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 11:30 AM
Subject: At least Obie can keep things in perspective...


> Did anyone else see the feature about the Celtics on the TBS postgame show
> last night? Overall a good piece. This Obie quote just made him come off
as
> such a self-absorbed dunce: "Being part of a losing franchise is as close
as
> you can get to hell on earth." He's done an unbelievable job, but wouldn't
> you just like to tell him to stop watching film for five minutes and watch
> the news?
>
> Also, after the piece, the studio guys were discussing the Celtics. Kenny
> Smith echoed some of the same things list members were saying when he said
> (paraphrasing) that early in the season, even when the Celtics were
getting
> some wins, he hated watching them play. He said they'd come down and
Antoine
> and Pierce would just take turns shooting. He praised the team for getting
> other guys involved and improving in that area. Peter Vecsey pointed out
the
> importance of Dick Harter. Can an assistant win "coach of the year?"
>
> Mark
>
> P.S. Huge game tonight. These are statement games now, and they leave a
> lasting impression come playoff time. Not to mention, it looks like we
might
> make a run at the Nets for the Atlantic title. Josh is much more guarded,
> but I'll be thoroughly disappointed if this team finishes with just 43
wins.
> At what point do you start expecting them to win these tough games?
> Especially at home, where the Celts still have 11 of their 19 remaining
> games? They have two all-stars, two complementary scorers and some role
> players. They're healthy. The Celtics should expect to beat teams like
> Portland, Philly and Milwaukee at home. No excuses, and we shouldn't be
> making any for them at this point. It's not time to back off and settle
for
> 43 wins and a playoff spot. It's time to tighten things up and make a push
> for a division title and one of the top two seeds in the East.