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Re: Isiah Thomas fired

And isn't that wher emost of us figure they should be? When a team is as flawed as the C's have been the last few years, you can't change that overnight. It's going to take a little bit of time. For the life of me I can't understand anyone being upset that Danny has not already turned this team into a championship contender.


From: "Berry, Mark  S" <berrym@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'celtics@xxxxxxxx'" <celtics@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: Isiah Thomas fired
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 16:39:00 -0400

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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