Re: Assessment of O'Brien

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Right on. The Celts target from day one since the Bird era and the
Lewis/Lenny disasters was to throw the fans a bone to keep the masses quiet.
It has worked. So many love mediocrity. Boston talks *Tradition* Don't buy
it. It's just spin.

DanF

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Lyell" <jlyell@netzero.net>

Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2003 12:25 AM
Subject: RE: Assessment of O'Brien


> I have always said O'brien is nothing more than a cheap short term
solution
> to offset the sting of the big bucks they paid to Pitino.  He, Wallace,
> Papile and our other brain trust have shown ZERO ability to identify
talent
> and improve this team. That is why it has been 16 years since we last
> hoisted a banner.
>
>
>
> John