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Re: Majordomo results

I think Antoine's and Pauls faces were more of being upset that they were lsing big again to this team. I don't think Obie had anything to do with it. The last thing they want is for Obie to be fired and for someone else to come in who would control them more.

As for the game, it's just a strange thing. The C's obviously have trouble with teams that run. Thats why they can't beat NJ, DAL, SAC, and SA to an extent. It's why they can beat DET, IND, POR, and why no one is afraid of LAL (who we own a 3 game win streak over).

So I think the C's playoff hopes come down to who we play more than anything else. How far we go in the eastern conference depends on when we play the Nets. If we never run into them, we could go to the finals. If we get em in the first round, we are done. I even think they may have a shot agianst a team like Portland in the finals. We just play much better against teams that do not run a lot.

Now I was thinking (dangerous, I know) about why the C's never shoot well against teams that run. Some of our worst shooting games this year (especially 3 point shooting) have come against teams like NJ, DAL, SAC. Why is this? Because if you look at the shots, a lot of times they are open looks. Most of the missed 3 pointers last night were not contested. The only thing I can think of is this... The C's know the other team will be running. So when they are shooting, possibly they are thinking more about getting back on defense than about the actual shot they are taking? Against a team that doesn't run, they concentrate on the shot. Times like last night, they think more about getting back, maybe even leaning that way which would throw off the mechanics of the shot. Just a theory, but there has to be a reason why their worst shooting nights come against running teams. Especially when they are mostly open shots.

One more point. The Nets still have a chip on their shoulder. They still feel as though the Celtics think they are a better teams and that the recent beatings are a fluke. You could tell that from Martin's comments after the game as well as other comments the Nets have made. The thing is, they are right. The Celts DO think they are a much better team. They DO think these recent wins are flukey. You could tell that in Pierces comments after the game ("guys over there are just playing over their heads"). So it's strange that although the C's are the ones being beaten, both teams go into these games feeling as though it's the Nets that have something to prove. I don't think the C's will beat the Nets again until they get over that, and realize that maybe the Nets are better right now and that they can't just go through the motions.






From: lapdoggy <lapdoggy@sbcglobal.net>
To: Banner 17 <cel33tics@yahoo.com>
CC: celtics@igtc.com
Subject: Re: Majordomo results
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 23:03:25 -0800

On Tuesday, March 18, 2003, at 06:28 PM, Banner 17 wrote:


Someone clearly had to send it to Egg unless he/she is exists under an
assumed name elsewhere as well, and then sending this on this list in
inexcusable.

I don't get the whole anger thing on these message boards. Some people's ego's are just so fragile it's scary. If you don't want someone to voice a different opinion than yourself then don't post. I guess quitting the board is one way of getting your point across. I guess, though I'm not sure what that point is.
On to reality, how about those Celtic's tonight? Man they really looked good from the second quarter on. Pull up 3-pointer's, turnover after turnover. It really was a thing of beauty. I guess my only question is, when is Obie going to be exposed for the fool he is? So many people say that he righted the failing Pitino regime. But the that team, spearheaded by Antione Walker, quit on Pitino. They couldn't have played any worse. And so Obie comes in and they put out the effort. Now the honeymoon is way over and Obie is exposed for what he is, a Pitino underling. This guy has no clue how to install an offense. First round and out for this team. And if there is any question if Obie is losing this team one only had to look at the faces of Twan and Pierce tonight on the bench. They were not happy guys. I won't be surprised if the Baker soap opera is eventually blamed on Obie's unwillingness to give Vin some minutes. This has been my position all along and I don't see it changing, when Pitino left they should have let go of all of his people, including Obie and Wallace. It's still not too late.

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