Re:

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nice win, however we're not going to get 48 points nitely out of 3's. Lot's
of bumps in the road ahead. We won 3 of 8 since Milwaukee.

DanF

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From: <hironaka@nomade.fr>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 10:26 PM


> Early on in this game (1st Q), I said out loud that I
> hope we can "piston" the sonics in order to erase the
> negative mood of the past week, which brought front and
> center the fact that this flawed 2002-03 Celtics team
> holds the distinction of having twice set the franchise
> record for worst defeat in a single season.
>
> I can relate to how the Sonics struggled, and
> realistically this might make it harder to steal that
> road win in Seattle to start off a successful or at
> least .500+ Left Coast trip.
>
> But we needed an emphatic win and for our defense to look
> impenatratable again. Hail to Tony Battie! I'd actually
> hesitate for a stupid second or three if Indiana called
> and offered either of their All Star bigs for him. What
> an incredible athletic and emotional presence this guy
> can have at times.
>
> Changing subjects, I love Cedric Maxwell to death (he was
> twice the difference between winning and losing NBA
> championships, and thats a fact). And I don't believe in
> the Cornbread Jinx.
>
> But did you guys all notice that when Tommy got piped in
> on the phone during the New Orleans game to voice
> commentary from his sick bed, the Celtics methodically
> erased a 10-point deficit down to one point? I really
> wanted that win, but he hung up at that very moment, and
> the next thing you know it was a 10-point deficit again!
>
> Talk about a "Tommy Point". Maybe the players really can
> hear his raucous, partisan input at games and it inspires
> them to play tougher and smarter as a result. Its like
> having your father watching.
>
> Tommy may come across as a jolly old townie meathead in
> broadcasts, kind of silly at times and all that, but I
> told my wife that he coached IMO the two most
> impressive "greater than the sum of their parts" teams in
> NBA history to banners 12 and 13. And that's something.
>
> To wit, I asked her if she had ever heard of the All
> Stars Dave Cowens and Jo Jo White and she said "no".
> Obviously, she's heard of Kareem, who we defeated in 1974
> because we practiced with our backup center holding
> broomsticks to mimic his defensive length. The Celtics
> won with a 6-8 center during a golden age of franchise
> big men.
>
> In any case, this was a great team win. We all knew what
> was at stake, and instead of having great overall
> individual performances we had guys step up and cover for
> other guys who were struggling, until they got back on
> track.
>
> Bremer was out of his depth trying to drive and penetrate
> on the Glove early on. He got eaten alive. The way he and
> Walt were stinking up the gym, I thought our bench might
> let us down again. But what a great garbage time
> performance Bremer had to keep his confidence high going
> forward.
>
> Antoine blew every conceivable shot in the first quarter,
> but responded by turning into a ferocious playmaker
> rather than forcing more shots, and that got him back in
> the flow.
>
> Antoine could teach Shammond a thing or two about the
> importance of amnesia after a missed brick or turnover.
> Shammond gained in confidence with each great shot and
> good bounce his way. He can lose it just as fast, but I
> hope he's turned a corner.
>
> Paul Pierce, who has shot lights out for the last three
> weeks, has reason to believe he's turning his season
> around statistically.
>
> Tony Delk had his best two-way game of the year, after
> struggling on both ends since his ankle turned.
>
> Everyone picked each others games up. The Celtics
> performance wasn't as impressive as the final score, but
> its nice to be on the good end of the bounces. To say we
> needed a result like this is an understatement. Now I'll
> make an overstatement and say that if we had lost 5
> straight ahead of the West coast trip, our season would
> have come apart. This was a big victory. The Celtics
> believed in themselves more than even I believed in them.
>
>
>
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