Re: Isiah Thomas fired

["Josh O." <igtcjosh@xxxxxxxxx>]

Great to see you back, Mark.  But as tommy heinsohn
would say, "give me a break!"  Indy does look scary
with Carlisle (or somebody) coming in for Isiah.  But
I'm supposed to cede supremacy to Orlando because they
signed Juwan Howard?  Are you kidding?  Nor am I
convinced that the addition of stringbean rookie
Donnie Darko is going to make Detroit world beaters. 
Mourning is one step away from the dialysis ward. 
Meanwhile, the Celtics stand to add what amounts to
three young studs, the best pure point guard in the
draft (Banks already looks significantly better than
TJ Ford), and a reined-in, lighter Antoine Walker --
to say nothing of whatever we get out of Vin Baker,
which could be anything from zero to 10 and 5 off the
bench.  I'm not trying to be dr. pangloss here, but
let's leave the more-pessimistic-than-thou stuff to
Ray.

Josh

--- "Berry, Mark  S" <berrym@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I guess we know where Rick Carlisle will end up.
> It's time to take the
> Pacers seriously. All that talent, Bird and Walsh
> running the show and now,
> assuming Carlisle is the guy (heck... anyone is an
> improvement; is Sidney
> Lowe available?), the Pacers should become the third
> power team in the
> conference over the next couple of years (along with
> the Nets and Pistons).
> 
> Some on the list wonder why others aren't more
> optimistic about the Celtics'
> offseason. Here's why: The Nets added Mourning, the
> Pistons added Darko, the
> Magic added Howard, the Pacers dumped Isiah... Those
> four teams finished
> ahead of the Celts last season and made more
> significant positive changes
> than the Celts. They increased the gap between us
> and them. Meanwhile, teams
> like Chicago are closing the gap from behind.
> 
> I like the draft and I like Ainge's direction for
> the team. But with the
> same coach and basically the same players, things
> aren't going to change
> that much this season. I think we're in for some
> more ugly basketball and
> some significant roster/coaching changes before
> things really start to get
> better.
> 
> Mark


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