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

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

I think coaching comes into play each and every game. How can you call it
10-15 games?

DanF
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Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Celtics' Stuff Poor coaching again by Obie loses game


> Steve,
>
> > To hear some folks tell
> > it, Phil Jackson or Pat Riley or Van Gundy or fill in the blank would
coach
> >
> > circles around O'Brien. That logic implies Jackson, Riley, JVG, etc.,
could
> >
> > make this same roster a legitimate championship team based upon
'superior'
> > coaching.
>
> Those statements aren't logical so therefore I wouldn't try to defend
them.
> However, I do think we would have had more wins this year under better
> coaching. Again, I believe coaching in the pros makes the difference in
10-15
> games. Last night was one of those games. According to the papers, Obie
again
> feels like he has to play Walker practically the whole game. I disagree. I
> think getting rebounds and easy baskets through fast breaking are critical
to
> the team's success and have noticed a startling lack of speed and
rebounding
> by Walker and Pierce when they play so many minutes. They could get away
with
> it early in the season when they were fresh but not now when the season
has
> wore them down. These guys are so critical to the teams success that they
> have to have the rest to play up to their top level. ....
>
> But the bottom line, Steve, is that were you satified by last night's
game?
> Do you think we can win in the playoffs the way we played last night? What
I
> am hearing you say is that we should be satisfied with where we are at.
There
> isn't any room for improvement. What I am hearing you say is that with the
> offensive scheme we got, the barrage of quick threes by all comers, that
> sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't and this was just one of those
> nights. You see, I totally disagree with that.
>
> This club actually has A CHANCE TO GO THE FINALS. If they would improve
upon
> those things I had listed, they would bust through all these East teams.
This
> is a cheap shot but Tommy and Cous don't like this stuff either. It is
just
> that they are so close to being the best team in the East.  The coach is
one
> the that establishes the playing time and the players roles. It is then up
to
> the players to execute according to their roles. Are you telling me that
it
> is within Erik Williams role to jack up a three in a close game with about
3
> minutes left. Are you telling me that it is within Tony Delk's role to run
> dribble down the court and pull up for a three with 20 seconds left on the
> clock? If Obie doesn't say anything to these guys, I guess it is and I
just
> need to get over it.
>
> I don't know why you are defending Obie for allowing this, game after
game.
> You are better than that...
>
> DJessen33