Fw: Bulpett Says Bye Bye Birdy

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Forant" <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>
To: "Lance Jacobson" <lancejacob@attbi.com>
Cc: "Celtics Emai List" <Celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 12:17 PM
Subject: Re: Bulpett Says Bye Bye Birdy


> I understand your position and respect your opinion. Let's see how it
plays
> out. I really hope I'm wrong. We all want what's best for the Celts.
>
> DanF
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lance Jacobson" <lancejacob@attbi.com>
> To: "Dan Forant" <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>; "Celtics Emai List"
> <Celtics@igtc.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 11:56 AM
> Subject: Re: Bulpett Says Bye Bye Birdy
>
>
> > Distancing himself from the Celts was cowardly. Just because Larry
> couldn't
> > have it his way he took his marbles and went home. I loved Larry as a
> > player, my favorite. As a coach he pissed me off with his attitude in
the
> > Garden. Larry Bird has some issues. And you can't live on your laurels
> > forever if your getting back into the game. I wish him well.>>DanF
> >
> > Cowardly?  Where does that come from?  He just wouldn't go to games when
> the team was
> > supposed to lose, and he knew that Pitino was only out for Pitino--at
the
> salary he
> > got, he strangled Gaston from making any other investments.  It's not
like
> the guy
> > never paid for anything at all since owning the team.  Nothing wrong
with
> Bird staying
> > away. . there's life after Boston.
> >
> > Bird certainly didn't live on his laurels.  He had plenty of money, and
> wanted to try
> > coaching.  No one says he did less than an excellent job at it, and
burned
> no bridges.
> > You may not like his attitude in the Garden, and that was because Gaston
> was insulting
> > the game of basketball and insulting Red by allowing Pitino to boot him
> out.
> >
> > You're not rational about this, Dan.  The "CELTICS" he distanced himself
> from were the
> > non-fans who sold out for the hype and the ratings.  Sold out for
one-man
> teams with
> > guys like Dominique hired to fill the seats and teach no one how to play
> together.
> > You miss Eric Riley and Dwayne Schintzius?  Dontae Jones?  Chris Herron?
> How about
> > Pervis "yawn" Ellison.
> >
> > These aren't Celtics that Larry could respect.  From the top to the
> bottom.  Dumping
> > Red, Jan, Dave Gavitt, Fox, Wesley and even Sherman Douglas.   Why
should
> he watch the
> > team?  Nobody else did.