Re: One last thing.....

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't think the Celts are better nor equal to New Jersey. We have a lot of
work and trading to do. We've been playing on fumes and pure momentum.
Here's hoping we win, but won't be surprised with a loss.

DanF

----- Original Message -----
From: "pmaurice" <damekmo@teleport.com>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 1:41 PM
Subject: One last thing.....


> ...and it very well could literally be the thing from me, but that calm I
> feel is from watching this team all year. This could be the first time in
> memory that the better team doesn't win a seven game series but the
"hotter"
> team does. Two games left and don't think it impossible that Strickland
and
> Kenny and Rodney etc. finally find the range and start hitter some jump
> shots. Maybe it's wishful thinking but I have a strange feeling that
Friday
> is a blow out for the Celtics as the Nets take the night off feeling very
> good about themselves and in the back of their minds convinced they're the
> better team and thinking they have a home game to finish the Celtics off.
> So...let's say that Kenny and Rodney and the other bench players finally
> catch fire. A blow out on Friday and so help me God this team is perfectly
> capable of carrying that over into the next game and the Nets are
perfectly
> capable of stinking it up for stretches and certainly can't hold leads.
One
> win because of the Nets letdown and one game where Anderson and Rogers get
> hot, Walter and Strickland hit a few threes and Delk hits a few only to
> relieve some of the pressure from Pierce who wakes up and this team can
> steal game seven. Outside shooting is something we haven't seen from this
> team all series. It can come back quickly and all it takes is for a couple
> of these guys to get hot in the next game. My arm is tingling again. But I
> just have a feeling. They were a free-throw away from possibly going up
3-1,
> assuming they win that game in overtime, while being outplayed horribly
> every game. An f'n free throw. I have to poke out my eyes now.
>
> Paul M.