Re: Game Ball

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The Emperor would have done a thumbs up deal for mercy. We held Dallas to
only 11 in the 4th? That's a relief.

DanF

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From: <hironaka@nomade.fr>
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Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 11:47 PM
Subject: Game Ball


> Dallas spot starter Adrian Griffin established the tone
> in a tight game with his seven offensive boards, mostly
> in the first half. It could have gone either way until he
> stepped up, with Battie setting a similar tone on the
> other end. Some of those offensive boards were so "Yo
> Adrian" old school it put a big smile on my face, to the
> degree that it was all about his timing and a sixth senth
> about where to be when.
>
> Dallas makes the rain pour once momentum is in their
> favor. They will choke under intense pressure, I'm
> convinced, but Boston was unable to lay wood on them.
>
> Boston's unwillingness to add depth by signing at minimum
> wage a born-to-be-a-Boston-Celtic type player like Adrian
> underscores the competitive disadvantage we face against
> the Mark Cubans of the world.
>
> It also highlights what a this line separates success and
> fireable incompetence. Few of us would bash the overall
> Celtics 2001 draft had we not blown the 21st pick on a
> freaking third shooting guard, thus ending Griffin's
> tenure as a Celtic, among other things. Number 21 was the
> actual "sweet spot" of the draft, stacked with proven
> college prospects downgraded by the teen fetish.
>
> That's how muddled the whole draft blame game becomes.
> Forte was Red Auerbach's pick, of course. But Wallace
> gets the blame and probably ought to accept it.
>
> A lot of us talked up Gilbert Arenas, who BTW is putting
> up frankly unique numbers across the NBA in terms of
> rebounds+assists already. He is incredibly young for a
> second year player, and he can also score the ball.
> Others really liked Tony Parker and Jamaal Tinsley, with
> reason. I'm not convinced the latter two would have seen
> as many minutes in Obie's system (they are 10 second ball
> hogs who can't shoot to save Wyc's wife's life), but
> either could have impacted our feelings about the
> Celtics' draft.
>
> As a matter of principal, I wanted Boston to win at least
> one quarter, and I'm glad we held Dallas to 11 points in
> the fourth quarter, in what otherwise could easily have
> been a repeat of the Sac-NJ game last night or worse.
>
> Perhaps coincidentally, the defensive stand began with
> Kedrick finally entering the game. I hope Obie gets the
> hint...play your best ball defenders with the captains.
> Let's try to play defense to remember for the rest of
> this Texas trip. If you have confidence in your defense,
> everything else will fall into place.
>
> All I ask as a fan is that no team beats the Celtics on
> hustle or focus the rest of the way, win or lose. Talent,
> whatever, but let hustle and no quit be our defining
> attribute the rest of the way..
>
> Obie is not the greatest game coach, in terms of timing
> time outs and the impact he can coax out of the huddle.
>
> As for Vin Baker, I hope they have it squared away
> privately, since the DNP-CD was a nationally
> televised "dis".
>
> Sometimes I think Obie is overdoing the blackball tactics
> on Vin just to get Chris Wall-Ass and Leo Pap-smear fired
> for reckless incompetence. If that's the case, I hope
> management gets the hint and preferably sides with Obie
> on this issue, all things considered.
>
> Joe H.
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