Re: Brace Yourself

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Look to the past for Pierce's problems. He played last summer after a
bruising NBA season. He's running on fumes.


DanF

----- Original Message -----
From: <hartleyo@bellsouth.net>
To: "Celtics @ igtc.com" <Celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 11:12 PM
Subject: Brace Yourself


> Brace yourself, you will see a lot of interviews with the winning team
after
> each game, but unfortunately it mostly will be with the opposition.
>
> Look at the schedule over the next 22 games which brings us through the
west
> coast trip. Lucky to win 5 of those games, the schedule is murderous. So,
I
> think that we start to think lottery and about our 2 NO. 1's  next year.
> Philly looks like they may suck too, but their schedule is a much easier
over
> the next few months and will definitely make the playoffs.
>
> Complaining about foul shots is not allowed, when you take 32 , 3's. Can't
win
> if the other team goes to the foul line twice as much every game.
>
> Never heard Tommy so disgusted, he, like I, hates this type of lazy jump
> shooting basketball. Going to the hoop is very  hard work which always
reap
> awards for the effort, shooting  3's is for the weak minded. We are a weak
> minded team.
>
> As much as I like  Pierce, I have to be honest, he has been a no show for
much
> of the season. I don't mean that he is not trying, he plays hard, but if
he
> doesn't score 30 a game, the other parts of his game are just average.
>
> Hart