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Re: Minutes



A lot of people can't figure out what goes through Obie's head. My point is it has nothing to do with whether he kneels down or stands straight up during games. You'd never hear Tommy say the reason Obie isn't coaching well is because he is kneeling down.



From: "Dan Forant" <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>
To: <Celtics@igtc.com>
Subject: Re: Minutes
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 13:58:18 -0500

It was meant as a tongue in cheek statement. Who the hell knows what goes
through OB's head. Tommy can't figure it out.

DanF

----- Original Message -----
From: "Shawn Niles" <shizzjr@hotmail.com>
To: <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>; <Celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 11:01 AM
Subject: Re: Minutes


> This has been brought up numerous times. Personally, I don't think it
makes
> a differnece. Different guys have different personalities and postures on
> the sidelines. Tarkanian used to chew on towels. It didn't make him
> inneffective as a coach at UNLV.
>
> I just think too much is made of Obie leaning down. If he were to add some
> motion and create some semblance of an offense to this team, I wouldn't
care
> if he laid down on a lawn chair for the whole game.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: "Dan Forant" <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>
> >To: <Celtics@igtc.com>
> >Subject: Re: Minutes
> >Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 10:16:51 -0500
> >
> >OB is still trying out how to use this roster. Watch him as he kneels and
> >crosses an index finger over pursed lips and squints in deep thought.
> >
> >DanF
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <Eggcentric@AOL.com>
> >To: <Celtics@igtc.com>
> >Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 8:45 AM
> >Subject: Minutes
> >
> >
> > > Walter is basically a tall SF. So it is not surprising that when
Battie
> > > plays,
> > > Walter's minutes at center are those of a third or fourth stringer.
> >What
> >is
> > > surprising is that when Battie does not play, Walter's minutes at
center
> > > strangely skip all the way to first string.
> > >
> > > Several weeks back, McCarty was playing the best bball of his career.
> > > Then suddenly without warning, even his minutes at SF were turned over
> > > to Kedrick who temporarily arose from the dead to once again jog up
> > > the floor and standeth at the right of the three-point stripe. The
> > > additions of Long and Blount further impacted Walter's playing time
> > > eventually leading to only seven minutes against Denver. Then suddenly
> > > last night, in the absence of Battie, Walter (not Blount) logged
> >thirty-five
> > > minutes against Utah. He even won the Tommy Award. And Kedrick,
> > > after seeing only six minutes against the Nets, five minutes against
the
> > > Pacers, and a DNP against Denver, was allowed twenty-one minutes.
> > >
> > > Obie's utilization of his roster, in particular his concern in waiting
> >for
> > > THE PERFECT matchup to unleash these two secret weapons is - well I
just
> > > cannot find the appropriate word for it.
> > >
> > > Eggy
>
>
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