Re: Not just another game

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Please spare the Psychologist, the Celts would drive him to the couch.

DanF

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From: <Eggcentric@AOL.com>
To: <Celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: Not just another game


> < The problem with the Cs is that Obie's offense doesn't allow for
anything
> that can get them some easy buckets to get off the snide. They don't break
> and when they do or could, they pull up for threes. The offense if built
> around three point shooting. They pick and roll poorly...> - Jessen
>
> As the Herald's Mark Murphy wrote today,   "Take the trey away from the
> Celtics or catch them cold beyond the arc, and they have serious trouble
> making up the difference elsewhere on the floor."  The Celtics have shot
> 9-of-64  from downtown in their last three games.
>
> What Murphy stopped short of stating is that this team needs a resident
> Psychologist.  They are so damn psychologically driven -  all up/all down.
> You can sense it from their body language even before tap-off.
>
> Have you noticed our lack of energy and focus in games that have followed
> painful defeats such as Tuesday's loss to N.J.?
>
> Nov 15  Dallas      86-97
> Nov 16  @ Milwaukee 85-104
>
> Dec 16  @ Chicago   83-94
> Dec 18  Miami       81-91
>
> Dec 25  @ New Jersey    81-117
> Dec 27  @ Miami     70-90
>
> Jan 10  @ Dallas        78-103
> Jan 12  @ San Antonio   80-81
>
> Jan 31  Detroit     66-118
> Feb 1   @ Indiana   100-109
>
> Feb 20  @ Sacramento    79-105
> Feb 24  Houston     95-101
>
> Mar 18  New Jersey  74-87
> Mar 19  @ Indiana   72-102
> Mar 21  @ LA Lakers ?
>
> <With two years left on his contract, I'm ready to trade Twan to mix it
up.>
> -Jessen
>
> I was after his second season. There is just something about the guy that
> continues to make my hair curl. Maybe it has something to do with Toine
> being an All-Star PF who:
>
> - ranks 6th in FG attempts, but has only a .393 FG%.
>
> - ranks 1st in 3P attempts but 3,236,758th in 3P% (.323).
>
> - seldom gets to the foul line, but has only a .607 FT% when he does.
>
> - averages only 4.6 APG despite being our de facto point guard..
>
> - averages only 7.2 RPG in 42 MPG.
>
> - averages only .40 BPG.
>
> - averages 3.4 turnovers per game.
>
> - has recorded only two triple doubles and 14 double doubles in 68
>    games despite his renowned versatility.
>
> The biggest problem?  As long as Toine is with us, we will likely
> never get to see either a real PF or real PG brought in., or even a
> structured offense.
>
> < However, it makes no sense to trade Twan unless you get rid of
> O'Bonehead. > -Jessen
>
> As has previously been questioned, which 3P aficionado came first -
> the chicken (Obie) or the egg (Walker)?
>
> < As for Ray's intentions of trading for a draft pick, remember that you
> need to get back 13 million in salary > - Jessen
>
> Good point. But not impossible to attain both a decent draft choice as
well
> as a big bucks player some other team is looking to rid themselves of but
> who could actually be more helpful to our team than Walker.
>
> Egg