From: "David J. Boutte" <dajubo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: celtics@xxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Jersey Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 22:38:19 -0500
I can't take consolation in the fact that "this is a young team being remodeled with new
players". Maybe that would be consoling if Jersey were full strength, but they were
without K-Mart, Harris or Rogers. Sure, the C's should get better, but so should the
Nets.
-David
On 7 Nov 2003 at 22:04, Douglas342@xxxxxxx wrote:
> I watched about 2/3 of this game in pieces here and there. While I > am > bummed that the Cs lost, let's remember that this is a young team > being remodeled with new players. And NJ is the best team in the > east, probably. > Given that, Banks played with more flair and aggressiveness; did > you note > who was in there at the end of the game? Brown had his career high > and didn't look scared to shoot, although he did pass on a few shots > he could have taken easily; he also looked good on D. Baker continues > to impress, Blount (12 points!!) had his moments. > A small problem which will, I hope, go away, is the feeling near > the end > of the game that I can sort of describe like this: "Wow, it's real > close, but it's nervous time, so I guess we better get it to Paul, our > main man who can save us." And Paul has his mantra too: "It's crunch > time, and the guys have played well, but this is what they pay me for, > so bring it on." He then tried to dribble up the floor and gets > stripped. End of game. > I knew that this season, or at least the first part of it, would > be a > step backwards. I still like what I see overall. This was, despite > the result, a tremendously entertaining game . > - Doug