Re: McCarty ..and Celts + Championship

["hironaka@xxxxxxxxx"<hironaka@xxxxxxxxx>]

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> > <<<A championship is not in the cards with Pierce and
> > Walker together. Like I said, I'm happy with just 
being competitive and if your not your just kidding 
yourself with the Pierce Toine package.>>>
> >

Maybe true, but what's amazing is there is scant evidence 
YET to support Dan F's assertion this season. Big stress 
on the word "yet"!

That's because the Celtics have handily beaten our top 
Eastern opponents to date -- Philly (11-4) and NJ (10-4)--
and also stand at 3-1 versus the West (including the win 
over the 3-peat Lakers). The Dallas result doesn't look 
quite so bad either, compared to how other teams have 
fared against them.

Rationally, I admit Dan F's has to be right about a 
championship - at least with regard to this season.

One thing to watch is the captains, who together are off 
to the slowest start of their  NBA careers in terms of 
shooting (and in Antoine's case both shooting and 
offensive rebounding). Paul started to turn it around 
this weekend, as far as his outside shot.

I have a feeling these guys will raise the bar higher in 
December, with the All Star voting in full swing. The 
double diss on Olympic invitations thus far can only fuel 
their passion to perform well and defeat rivals.

If they do get back on track and smooth out their stats, 
which seems probable, I think we may all find it harder 
and harder to remove our team from the picture, as a top 
Eastern contender.

Incidentally, have you guys been voting every day on the 
NBA.COM All Star ballots? 

I've cast five or six votes already for Vin Baker and 
Tony Battie! :-)

Joe H.

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