From: "Dan Forant" <dforant1@nycap.rr.com> To: <celtics@igtc.com> Subject: Re: A Subject That Must Be Discussed........ Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 19:56:04 -0400 Agreed, the NBA sucks. If it weren't for the Celts I'd give it a complete pass. DanF ----- Original Message ----- From: "Way Of The Ray" <wayray@ix.netcom.com> To: <celtics@igtc.com> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 5:51 PM Subject: A Subject That Must Be Discussed........ > And should be troubling to the new owners. > > It's the fact that no one in the Boston area has > any interest in this Celtics team. They registered a > .7 in the TV ratings last night, and now with the Red Sox > season dawning, that's not likely to change. A subpar > playoff performance will only increase the disenchantment > with O'Brien's much despised three-pointness. > > Put a winning exciting team on the court or field and the > local fans will watch/attend and even talk about > the team on the radio. > > Continue with this NBA evolutionary dead end and > very few will be interested in paying exhorbitant ticket price > increases. > Ray