Re: predictions

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Pre season is a bunch of crap. These new guys don't learn anything in these
games. In fact they may get bad ideas. It's like joining the Army, boot camp
is just to get into shape. The real action is learned OJT *on the job
training*. 10-20 games into the season will tell whether the new additions
will fit in or not. I predict a real rock road early then maybe a trade like
last season. Prove me wrong and I'll be ecstatic.

DanF

----- Original Message -----
From: "JB" <jimmetz@mac.com>
To: "Celtics List" <Celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 12:19 PM
Subject: Re: predictions


> 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 !