Re: [Celtics' Stuff ] Fords Insider Article

[PScottman@xxxxxxx]

I have to agree with Harry Snoop. This is a team of IFs at every single position including the coach, the bench and the front office. There is nothing concrete we can point to on this team save perhaps Harter as consistent with last year. And to those that point to PP and AW as consistent - we haven't seen them in the supposed new offense (another IF - as in IF OB changes) with supposed new players (another IF as in IF OB plays them and IF they're any good)

Come training camp and pre-season many of these IFs can be at least examined in context and not via speculation and rumor, which is basically all we're doing right now.


In a message dated 7/25/2003 2:27:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, hrblaine writes:

> 
> 
> --- In Celticsstuffgroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Snoopy the Celtics Beagle
> <snoopy@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> > Cute.  Chad makes lukewarm comments specifically about Boston, then
> plunks 
> > them down in the bottom half of the Conference.  You'd think they
> learned 
> > after the last two seasons of this idiocy.  The Celtics will, once
> again, 
> > make the playoffs.  They will be roundly dismissed by everyone in the 
> > process of getting there.  I remember vividly sports "experts"
> bemoaning 
> > the incompetence of Isaiah Thomas, then turn around and predict a
> Pacer sweep.
> > 
> > Phooey on them.  The Beagle Banner proudly supports the Boston Celtics!
> 
> 
> Well, yeah, Snoop, we all *support* the Celtics.  But the guy was
> right, the biggest FA signing WAS Walter, a guy who would be 9/10th
> man on a good team.  Are you forgetting that the Cs got SWEPT by the
> Nets - a team that was lucky to win 2 games in the Finals?  And who,
> if AM can play, even at 85%, will be a MUCH better team next year.  As
> presumably several other EC teamn will be as well.  I dunno, maybe
> it's me, but I just don't see the Cs getting home court advantage in
> the first playoff series.  And god forbid they finish 8th and have to
> face the Nets in the first series.  
> 
> OK, OK, IF Baker comes back and gives the team 30-35 minutes for, say,
> 15/10, IF Hunter can play 15-20 (or more) and go 8/8 or better, IF
> Banks (or James) can go 35 with 8/9 As and a  4:1 TO ratio, IF O'B can
> implement a different O, IF Paul and 'Twan can/will adapt to it and IF
> Brown can go 35 with 15/6, or IF AW can play the 3, THEN the Cs will
> challange for the EC Championship.  Oh yeah, and IF the D improves! 
> Or IF DA makes the trade of the Century.  Disagree?  Certainly your
> privilege but you run the risk of being labeled as "Official Group
> Optimist".  :-)  
> 
> Harry 
> cockeyed pessimist, always happy to be proved wrong 
> 
> 
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