Re: Ok, the Game 1 Celebration is over. Now for Game 2.

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think if the scenario were reversed with the game they would be saying
Detroit stole one and that the Celtics collapsed. As for the coaches it
seems like a push. One's brainless the other clueless.

The Celts have earned this lack of respect from the media. We didn't exactly
play instruction camp basketball this season. Even to a newcomer to the game
one could tell the Celts were out of sync with the rest of the world. We
wanted to take short cuts to the ECF's. Carpet bombing won out and we lost
the battle and the war.

Is it wrong for the press to minimize the result of the game? Yes. Do we
deserve it? Somewhat. We won because of Pierce's show of brilliance. Twang
became a team player and stayed out of the fray mostly not shooting 3's like
a drunk.

DanF
----- Original Message -----
From: "Snoopy the Celtics Beagle" <snoopy@celticsbeagle.net>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
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Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 9:39 PM
Subject: Ok, the Game 1 Celebration is over. Now for Game 2.


> You know what really bugged me about game one against the Pacers?  The
> reactions.  The Celtics "stole one".  They "snuck out with a win".  The
> Pacers "let it get away".
>
> Yes, I know full well that part of the win was caused by Isiah Thomas
being
> an idiot for a coach.
>
> But it's not like the C's sat back and said, "OK, give us the game".  They
> had to go out and earn the win, by taking advantage of the Pacers miscues,
> and playing better basketball.
>
> Everyone on the air is talking like this was a miracle, instead of a
> talented team fighting hard and winning.  All week, I hear people say,
> "Sure, the 8 seed can beat the 1 seed."  So what's so hard to take that #6
> beat #3?  If the Celtics had played more successfully in March, we might
be
> rooting for the 1st or 2nd team in the Eastern Conference.
>
> This afternoon, analysts were making it sound like 5 minutes in front of a
> blackboard with the Pacers would guarantee they beat Boston forevermore.
>
> No so, people.
>
> This is my team, and I don't let anyone sell it short.   The Celtics came
> out in game one and played good defense, ran the court better than they
had
> in a month, and utilized players like Eric Williams and Tony Battie (prior
> to Ron Artest getting a lucky sympathy vote from the refs).  They spread
> the offense, and didn't take a lot of threes.  Walker passed the ball and
> played smart at both ends.
>
> In short, they did pretty nearly everything that fans, analysts, and the
> stupid cat next door have begged them to do.  Pierce was playing
> sick--which explained his first couple of field goal attempts--and
adjusted
> by going inside and going to the line.  I've been hollering about free
> throws for ages, and Pierce was shooting them perfectly on Saturday.
>
> So why are they being dumped on?  I think it comes under the heading of
> "taking revenge".  There's a number of people in the NBA who, as former
> players, coaches, or commentators, have felt the sting of a Celtics
victory
> in some form or another.  They're acting like little kids (i.e.,Isiah
> Thomas) and doing what they can to take shots--verbal or otherwise (hello,
> Ron Artest)--at the C's.
>
> I meant it when I said, "Go out there and win." before game one started.
>
> Here is is, just under 24 hours before game two.  I'm speaking to the
> entire Celtics organization, from ownership to the techies who set the
> sound and lights in the "Centah"--
>
> Hey, Boston Celtics:  Go out there and Win.
>
> We've got your backs.
>
> Snoopy the Celtics Beagle
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