Re: Tonight's game

["Shawn Niles" <shizzjr@hotmail.com>]

I agree with you Bird, and I don't think you are picking on me. There's 
nothing like a good sports debate.
I am happy with wins any way they come as well. But I also think that the 
only time you should not wonder how you could have done things better even 
in a win is if that win is to clinch a championship. I hope the coaches feel 
the same way. I hope Obie is not saying, "Well we won, everything is great".
I'm going to the game tomorrow night and I hope they play better than last 
night or it could make for a long night. For some reason, GS gives us fits.


>From: bird <birdwl@earthlink.net>
>To: "Shawn Niles" <shizzjr@hotmail.com>
>CC: Celtics@igtc.com
>Subject: Re: Tonight's game
>Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 15:05:17 -0800
>
>On Monday, March 25, 2002, at 07:45 PM, Shawn Niles wrote:
>
>>I know that complaining after a win is not popular, but I am looking long
>>term. Putting Kedrick in could have caused this game to not be so close
>>at the end. Even in wins, things can be done better.
>
>Sure, that's true, but I'm just saying that for me it's simpler.  If the
>team won, I don't wonder how much "better" a win would have been with
>Brown in the game.  Hey, I'd like to see him play, too -- every time he's
>in the game, he makes a good defensive play or two, gets high for a
>slammer, makes a good pass, grabs some lofty rebounds -- he's going to be
>good, but you know Obie: never play a rook when there's a veteran on the
>bench.  At this point I'm used to it.  Like small ball, the threes, Walker
>at the four: I find accepting how the team wants to play much better for
>my mental health than constantly wondering why they don't play Walker at
>the small forward spot, and all the rest (well, actually, I like all the
>threes -- until, as some of the more sober listers have mentioned, they
>can grab a inside presence that allows them to incorporate that strength
>into the strategy).
>
>I'm not picking on you, Shawn, and it's good to look long-term.  I
>certainly hope C's management is.  But, for me, I'm just glorying in a
>playoff appearance.  Small steps.  The turtle wins the race.  And all that
>sort of thing.
>
>Bird




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