Re: [Celtics' Stuff Poor coaching again by Obie loses game

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

It works for me. Another dynasty in the making.

DanF
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cecil Wright" <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca>
To: <Celtics@igtc.com>
Cc: "Celt's" <Celtic_Pride@egroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Celtics' Stuff Poor coaching again by Obie loses game


> I recently read an interesting idea that had the C's making a run at
Duncan
> and selling him on a frontcourt of Walker, Pierce and him being a dominant
> one harkening back to the days of the balleyhooed big three.  Also,
> rekindling the old C's - Lakers rivalry for the glory.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Cecil
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <CeltsSteve@AOL.com>
> To: <Celticsstuffgroup@yahoogroups.com>; <Celtics@igtc.com>
> Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 9:02 AM
> Subject: Re: [Celtics' Stuff Poor coaching again by Obie loses game
>
>
> > In a message dated 3/23/02 8:38:50 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> > kelticsfan@attbi.com writes:
> >
> >
> > > I understand the need to make the playoffs and the fact that there is
a
> > > dearth of talent on the roster but are things going to change if and
> when
> > > more talent arrives?  Will it be so easy to alter the "system" two
> yeasrs
> > > hence if the Celtics obtain another stud? I am concerned that it
won't.
> > >
> >
> >
> > Ravi,
> >
> > We'll never know the answer to that question until the day ('when more
> > talent') actually does arrive. It's not like he currently has a
dominating
> > inside/post player that he could go to but steadfastly refuses to
utilize
> in
> > favor of emphasizing the 3-ball. Once the team gets that dominating
inside
> > presence then I think you'll see this team zoom to next level because it
> can
> > establish, and more importantly, empahsize an inside-out offense with
the
> > 3-ball complimenting the inside game.
> >
> > Like it or not, O'Brien is paid to win and with the the roster he
> currently
> > has, spreading the floor gives him the best chance to do just that. It m
ay
> > not be pretty and the 'purists' might not like it but the C's are
winning
> > again and quiet as it's kept, the team has already exceeded the
> expectations
> > of most posters on this list. Why do you think that is? Is it because
the
> > majority of posters underjudged the actual talent on the team or is it
> > because they were right about the talent level and the coach has been
able
> to
> > coax more W's out of what he has to work with? You can't have it both
> ways.
> >
> > CeltsSteve