Re: I love Tommy

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

No doubt about it. The Celts in present form would be a much better team
overall. Tommy has great court awareness. He's on my top 5 Celts list. The
man has a love for the game and the Celts and shows it with his exuberance,
character and personality. He is Boston.

DanF

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From: <Celtic4Hire@AOL.com>
To: <celticsstuffgroup@yahoogroups.com>; <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 9:01 PM
Subject: I love Tommy


> There was a time in the secord quarter when on the semi-break, Walker got
the
> ball at the three-point line and pulled up and I swear he just barely had
> time to shift his glance to the rim before he was launching. I have seen
> junior high kids with better discipline or coaching. How in the world a
> professional can be expected to make a shot in that situation? You hear
> little tidbits about Obie not wanting the Cs to take forced, rushed or
> covered threes. Yet, that is what they do constantly. What is worse, their
> offense, other that PPs drives and an occasional postup by Walker or
EWill,
> is totally designed to shoot a three, likely covered. It makes it a fine
line
> to determine what is a good three and what isn't...
>
> If Obie has truly concluded that this is the only way he can win (which
they
> ain't doin lately), I would rather they bust their butts up the floor for
> early offense quick jumper, which likely would be a better percantage
shot....
>
> Although many people poke fun at Tommy, don't you think he would work
wonders
> with this team? He truly understands the uptempo game. The Celtics under
Red
> developed the fast break, uptempo game which the Lakers borrowed during
the
> 80s. I think he would work wonders creating EASY offense with this team,
> which I think is there greatest problem...
>
> I think Tommy is presently my all-time favorite Celtic, even more than
Hondo,
> Red, Russell, Cous, Johnny Most or Bird. Think about it. What Celtic
> transcends from the beginning up to now? Tommy was at the beginning with
Cous
> and Russell (just saw him on the NBA channel with 23 points in the third
> quarter and two unstoppable FADEAWAY hooks), he was coaching championships
in
> the 70s, coaching Hondo, won the greatest NBA game ever, the triple
overtime
> championship game that solidied me as a Celtic fan for life, he was a
> national broadcasting announcer for CBS with Dick Stockton (who I detest
> because he was so condescending to Tommy,  a Hall-of-Famer), he announced
the
> homegames for the Cs during the Bird years, with Cous on the away games
and
> continued though the ML, Pitino and O'Bonehead years. What a great Celtic
> resume. He may be the only guy who may love the Cs as much as me. The Cs
are
> coming to town on Friday and he is the only Celtic whom I hope to meet and
> introduce my son to, who now also is a out-of-town Celtic fan...
>
> DJessen33