Re: obie

["Shawn Niles" <shizzjr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I see your point. I guess in retrospect, I can see why that question may 
have been asked.

I still don't think that that should be part of the reason Obie gets fired. 
Chances are whatever new coach comes in will feel the same way. That is 
pretty typical of all sports where coaches don't think reporters know a 
whole lot. Once a team starts losing, the coach usually gets a little more 
ornery about it.




> From: Cecil <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca>
> To: celtics@igtc.com
> Subject: Re: obie
> Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 11:25:46 -0400
>
> Perhaps, although given that they were without Battie and Delk, and the 
> fact
> that Kedrick played alot of minutes early, I could see how someone would 
> ask
> that question.  Not sure I agree that it was all that stupid when your
> starting center, a player that he had previously alluded to as the
> cornerstone member of their defensive scheme, was not in the lineup.  Obie
> has repeated stated that everything comes to them based off of how they 
> play
> defensively, right?
>
> Cecil
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Shawn Niles <shizzjr@hotmail.com>
> To: <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca>; <celtics@igtc.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 10:13 AM
> Subject: Re: obie
>
>
> > Although I agree that Obie needs to go, I have no problem with his
> response
> > to those questions. It WAS a stupid question. It is obvious to anyone 
> who
> > has seen more than a few games what the C's defensive game is. Parcells
> used
> > to get irritated at stupid questions too. He even went so far as to call 
> a
> > reporter a jerk because of a question he asked.
> >
> > I think this is just a case of everything being under a microscope 
> because
> > of the current situation. Obie has not taken kindly to dumb questions in
> the
> > 3 years he's been here. It's nothing new.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: Cecil <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca>
> > >To: celtics@igtc.com
> > >Subject: Re: obie
> > >Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 21:10:41 -0400
> > >
> > >He did something similar after the game last night when asked about the
> > >defensive game plan.  He started to answer...paused...then said 
> something
> > >to
> > >the effect of "front, post...I'm not gonna answer that question.  
> That's
> > >one
> > >of the all-time most riduculous questions".  Methinks he's in trouble.
> > >
> > >Cecil
> > >
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: lapdoggy <lapdoggy@sbcglobal.net>
> > >To: <celtics@igtc.com>
> > >Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 8:35 PM
> > >Subject: obie
> > >
> > >
> > > > Mr. Obie was interviewed today on a boston sports channel after the
> > > > team's practice. He was asked a simple question, "does the team 
> change
> > > > it's strategy with 10 games left after a 6 game losing streak?" Obie
> > > > gave the guy the most sarcastic look and basically told the guy he 
> was
> > > > a stupid fool. How in the hell did this guy ever get to be an nba
> > > > coach? This has got to be dealt with this summer. I'd love to see an
> > > > old school guy like Van Gundy take over this team.
> >
> >
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