Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V10 #297

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

A canoe............not that good....................no we're in a raft but
not headed for the falls yet. Team to beat in the East will be NJ and it
won't be us. 2-3-4-5-6-7-8 are up for grabs.

DanF


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ryan nelson" <ryanmnelson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Celtics@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 5:41 PM
Subject: RE: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V10 #297


> I am less worried about the players and more worried about the worst
> in-game coach in the nba (not including isiah of course but that is LB's
> problem).  Two years ago against the Nets in the playoffs we were down
> by 20 points every first quarter and yet obie would not change the
> starting line-up.  The worst coaching "non-move" I have ever seen (as
> you can tell I am still bitter about it).  Especially because erick
> Strickland was tearing up the nets.  I don't think anything can really
> change until we get a coach that understands how to make adjustments
> during the game (I am not even arguing about his 3 point attack, I don't
> have the time or energy to deal with that).  I know he has been somewhat
> strapped for talent because of the idiocy that is chris wallace (does he
> fill out his resume using crayon?) but I just can not understand his
> in-game decisions.
>
> I hope banks and hunter pan out (hunter intrigues me but so did eric
> Macarthur and the great dave popson) but I don't think jumaine jones is
> anything to be giddy about (a marginally better duplicate of walter
> mccarty, I can already hear tommy with his "I love Jumaine!!").
>
> Either way, I agree that we have made some progress but until obie
> improves and until we can get out of the abyss that wallace put us in,
> the marginal improvements still equal at best a first round playoff win.
> It's really too bad too because Pierce is the real thing.  Two years ago
> you could see it in his eyes at the beginning of the year.  I didn't see
> the same look from him last year but I am blaming that on lack of rest
> due to the world championships, etc..  Is this the year? I doubt it.
> Will I root for the c's?  certainly.  But until Obie goes, we're in a
> canoe with one paddle.
>
> rmn