RE: Isiah Thomas fired

["Berry, Mark S" <berrym@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm not upset! How many ways can I say that I like the draft picks and the
direction Danny is taking the team? All I said was there were several
Eastern Conference teams putting some distance between themselves and the
C's-THIS SEASON. I think Ainge is doing things the right way. I just don't
expect a huge difference this season. Not with Obie and Antoine still around
and no significant roster changes (as I said, Banks will take time).

"Most of us" may figure the C's are where they should be. But there are
plenty who still see this team on a par with the Eastern Conference's best.
They're not. Not this year.

Mark

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Shawn Niles [mailto:shizzjr@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent:	Thursday, August 28, 2003 8:45 AM
To:	Berry, Mark  S; celtics@xxxxxxxx
Subject:	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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