Re: As The Celtics Beagle Might Say....

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

this is a huge mistake by OB whom I am a fan of. I don't get his thinking,
Baker must show us now what he can do. Let's not wait till opening day. this
not only hurts the team, but I thought Baker had a fragile personality? This
may put him into therapy. Paul Pierce has little imagination to create
offense other than his own and he touches the ball each time down court. We
may be in trouble. Last season's squad is looking real good at this point.

DanF

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Gooen" <callmebogie@yahoo.com>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 11:29 PM
Subject: As The Celtics Beagle Might Say....


> Bleah.
>
> I witnessed tonight's -- what for want of a better word I'll call "game"
> -- with Messrs. Hironaka and Ozersky.  I will leave it to them to give
> most of the details.  I'm still kind of nauseous.
>
> For you optimists out there, let me focus on the few good points.  Delk
> looked pretty good from beyond the arc.  Bremer had a few nice drives to
> the hoop.  Sundov (whose name, we learned, is pronounced "Shun-dov" -
> apparently that little squiggle over the S does that) hit a few 3s.  Eric
> Williams, of all people, made a nifty pass at one point.  And the
> Continental Airlines Arena carved turkey sandwich I ate was pretty edible.
>
>
> That's about it for the good stuff.
>
> As frightening as it may sound, Antoine Walker seems to be the only player
> on the team who has any clue how to run an offense.  And if I were the
> type to jump to conclusions, I'd say that Vin Baker is doomed in Boston --
> not because of his attitude, his conditioning or the weight of
> expectations that come with his contract, but purely because of the lack
> of on-court chemistry.  And that's not his fault.  It's O'Brien's.  I
> thought O'Brien was kidding when he said they hadn't designed any plays
> for Baker.  If tonight was any indication, he wasn't, and they haven't.
> The Celtics have a player making 8 figures a year AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO
> LET HIM TOUCH THE BALL.
>
> I hope I'm wrong.  I hope this changes.  I hope O'Brien installs an
> offense.  Otherwise we're looking at the University of Dayton all over
> again.
>
> One other thing.... We managed to get courtside during pregame warmups
> (apparently the security guards are a lot more lax during preseason).
> I'll let Josh tell you about his conversation with Chris Wallace.  While
> he was doing that, I was calling out to Rodney Rogers in the layup line.
> When I finally got his attention (don't think he could've missed the
> Celtics #6 jersey I was wearing), I told him that we missed him.  He
> seemed genuinely touched.  He went on to prove me right during the game.
> I haven't seen the box score yet, but I don't remember Rodney missing a
> shot (or taking a bad one).  Damn you, Paul Gaston.
>
> Michael Gooen
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