Re: What's up Doc Stern ?

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

Let me understand this, you are miffed because Hondo doesn't go to games?
But don't care about LB. I believe Hondo he has made appearances during the
season and playoffs so far.

DanF

----- Original Message -----
From: "stephen beauregard" <sb@maine.rr.com>
To: <birdwl@earthlink.net>; <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2002 10:04 PM
Subject: Re: What's up Doc Stern ?


> Apparently, the team (and its fans) did back when Cousy was playing.
> How
> soon these sorts of things are forgotten.  Someone can, by the way, both
>
> bled green and find fault with the team.  Former players, especially,
> get
> to say whatever they want about the game, because they've earned it.
> Well,
>   the Cooz has, anyway.  Maybe Tom Tolbert hasn't.  (What do I mean,
> "maybe"
> ?)  It wasn't even like Cousy dogged the team, a la WayRay, just that he
>
> had some complimentary words for the opposing player.  Apparently, this
> non-issue, like the "Bird not coming to the Fleet" non-issue, just won't
>
> die.  Not sure why this is a big deal to you people who seem to find it
> a
> big deal.  Didn't the team just win a crucial third game without Larry
> Joe
> Bird's presence, and in spite of Bob Cousy's comments? -- I like the way
> that Cooz apprecaites present players' talents they way that current
> players should respect players of the past. It was nice to see Cooz (and
> even Red) embrace and welcome Allen Iverson game 1 at the Fleet. AI
> obviously respects the Cooz and our history. It is nice to see it
> returned. As for former players, yeah Bird owes this team nothing. He
> was paid and paid well for what he did and he worked his tail off...BUT
> it would have been nice to see him back here. Apparently, he has other
> things goiong on and being a stubborn man probably won't bury the
> hatchet with Gaston. Let's face it: Even when Bird won the title, he
> said he did ot for Terre Haute. I don't think he fully considered
> himself a Bostonian. If I have a problemw ith anyone, it's Hondo. Where
> is he? He lives in the Cape, comes to numerous games, but has been
> conspicuously absent from EVERY playoff game thus far. I mean, a game or
> two I can understand, but EVERY game? Even Satch came up Friday and I
> anticipate more legends coming out of the woodwork the deeper we go. I
> mean, at Hondo's retirement in '78, then commissioner Larry O Brien
> presented Hondo with a gold lifetime ticket, good for free entrance to
> any event any time. You would think he could make an appearance!
>
> Peace