Re: predictions

[JB <jimmetz@xxxxxxx>]

On Saturday, October 26, 2002, at 11:54  AM, Dan Forant wrote:

> From: "Dan Forant" <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>
> Date: Sat Oct 26, 2002  11:54:44  AM US/Eastern
> To: <Celtics@igtc.com>
> Subject: Re: predictions
>
> While I agree that he has done a decent job with what he has had and 
> has, it
> was dumb to play Pierce and Walker all those minutes. If there were an
> injury to either and nagged through the season, he would not very 
> welcomed
> in Boston. Just because the two have been hardy does not justify the
> minutes. It's not a well thought out concept.
>
> DanF
>

	I don't want to be the guy that disagrees with Dan all of the time, 
because I've posted much of what he has, during different periods of my 
frustration with the management and coaching. In other words, he could 
be right on, but in the spirit of good schizo journalism, I'm prompted 
to be the devil's advocate and grant a rational, to those who might not 
have one, meaning in this case, Jimmy O'Brien, who already said, in 
yesterday's paper that he wouldn't continue to play Walker and Pierce 
40 minutes a game and then went right ahead and did it anyway, against 
the Wizards.
	Oh yes, the rationale! Could it be possible that, since the offense 
goes through Walker and Pierce, that unless they are on the court, full 
time, or close to it, the degeneration is so extreme, that the new 
players will have no clue as to what to do when the season starts? The 
preseason is for instilling plays, running the troops in conditioning  
drills and specifically, for the C's, breaking in the new guys. We even 
saw a few drops, into Baker, in the post.
		JB

	Unchain My Heart !