Re: Ah, sweet music ...

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

After some thought, I believe you are right on. We're not going to win
inside with this group. OB has learned to live with the front office
politics and the likes of Baker. This style of offense has much less body
pounding also. Less wear and tear. It also demoralizes the opponent when
they hustle back quick to protect the paint and the ball is air borne before
they set up defensively. Difficult to defend because it opens the middle up
forcing out defenders.

DanF


----- Original Message -----
From: <Eggcentric@AOL.com>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 9:43 AM
Subject: Ah, sweet music ...


> Four in a row.
>
> Years from now, when you speak about Jimmy O'Brien, and you will,
> please be kind.  Please acknowledge that this simplistic coach was
> a trendsetter, forever changing the face of NBA basketball.
>
> I must get a grip on my love-hate relationship with Obie, whose
> virtues I have allowed to become crimes by exaggeration.  He has been
> right all along; It just took me a while to get it.
>
> I knew at the end of the third period last night when AW's last second,
> half-court toss bounced off the glass and into the net that Obie's
> winning formula was once again in place.  His formula is simple:
> Play against a team who is missing one or more of their key starters,
> allow them to shoot a higher FG%, out-rebound us, out-assist us, and
> out-free shoot us. But never, NEVER EVER allow them to out-three
> point us.
>
> Prior to last night's game, Toine had a .231 3P%.  Last night he shot
> 2-11 inside, but 9-13 from the arc.  All merely part of the winning
> Obie formula.  No wonder so many of our generation's most respected
> bball pundits have missed our coach's brilliance.  These traditionalists
> have just been too mired in yesterday's thinking to notice the game of
> tomorrow evolving right here in Boston.
>
> Egg