re: is there...

[Kestutis.Kveraga@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Kestutis Kveraga)]

> Yank him so that the legion of Obie haters on this list could then second 
> guess him just like you're doing? Either way in your eyes he's damned if he does 
> and damned if he doesn't.  
> 
> Kestas, the game wasn't lost in that sequence you are citing in the second 
> quarter. It was lost down the stretch with the score tied 82 - 82 and Pierce's 
> succession of poor decisions and TO's over the course of the final 3 1/2 to 4 
> minutes of the game.
> 
> And since you insist on questioning Pierce's part in that sequence, can there 
> really be any question about Paul's part in it to begin with? 

OK, maybe you're right, I WAS being unreasonable about Obie. From the
papers today, it seems to have been mostly Pierce's idea. I still say
that a good coach sits Pierce down for a few minutes in the 2nd half,
both to have him more rested at the end of the game, and to remind him
to play team ball. I can't speak for the other "Obie haters", but I
would applaud such a move. Look, I WANT to like our coach and to believe
that he's competent, because I want the Celtics to do well and you need 
a good coach for that. But Obie sometimes  makes it very difficult for 
me. I realize that his main concern is not to be liked by fans, but to 
win games. However, lately he hasn't been doing much of either.

I did like the fact that he went with Banks and Kedrick for so long last 
night, and that he's been trying to incorporate Welsch into the 
rotation. Maybe  both Obie and Pierce will figure it out (on the court 
that is, the post-game quotes indicate Pierce knew he screwed up). 
Still, I only saw a few plays where Pierce used staggered picks to get 
himself free for a shot. They need to use him more like Detroit uses Rip 
Hamilton.
Kestas