Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V10 #129

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The Celtics hired a guy with prior experience
remember.........Pitino.......he certainly did more before his Celtic years
and yet failed. OB does crap and gets us into the playoffs 2 years in a row
now.........that doesn't qualify him for brain surgery though. Mediocrity
thrives in the NBA.

DanF


----- Original Message -----
From: <GuyClinch@AOL.com>
To: <Celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 10:59 PM
Subject: Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V10 #129


> > While Coach O'Brien may not be everyone's favorite coach, he does know
how
> > to lead the troops, as his playoff record shows.  Isiah Thomas' playoff
> > record also shows how he leads his troops, to his dismay.
>
> OB has only coached the Celts in the playoffs....I tend to chalk up his
> success there to PP and AW..not coach OB. I don't think OB has proven
himself
> a good coach outside of his Celtic experience. If he was such a great
leader
> he would have done more before his Celtic years.
>
> Pete