Re: Nice Stuff

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Same here, I decided a few weeks ago not to subscribe to the Cable NBA PASS.
Looks now to be a fun winter....

DanF


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "john heydt" <jrheydt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Celtics IGTC POST" <celtics@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 10:49 PM
Subject: Re: Nice Stuff


> After watching the boring Celtics last year I considered giving up my
> DirectTV Season Pass.  However, if tonight was any indication of how this
> team will play all year I'm glad I didn't cancel.   I just love those
quick
> outlet passes after a rebound.   At least we shouldn't be as boring this
> year as the last few years.
>
> One thing that stunk and I hope FSNE corrects is, after a made basket,
they
> tend to show a player on the court, a coach, fans or whatever when the
ball
> is inbounded.  With the way the Celtics will be playing this year we may
> miss a lot of action if this continues.   It's already happened in this
> game.
>
> John (back to lurk mode)
>
> ps:  As a Wake Forest fan I can't help but feel that the C's made a
mistake
> in letting Darius Songaila go to Sacramento.  He's playing pretty good for
> them.   Maybe they'll try to correct their mistake by keeping Rusty LaRue.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Rich" <rich@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Celtics IGTC POST" <celtics@xxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 9:26 PM
> Subject: Nice Stuff
>
>
> > I only saw the second half, but it sure seemed like the Cs were playing
> like
> > liberated men. Running, steals, rebounds and *points in the paint*.
> > Virtually a triple double for Pierce, hard work with one superb,
> aggressive
> > block for Raef and fantastic post play from E.
> >
> > So what gives? Are they trying to prove they can win without Toine? Are
> they
> > just responding to the fact that the ball doesn't have to go through one
> guy
> > any more? After seeing what's happened to Toine, has Obie decided to
play
> > ball with Danny? Is this game just an aberration?
> >
> > Personally, I'm inclined to think it's not just an aberration. There
> seemed
> > to be a freedom displayed among the players where they weren't worried
> about
> > *who* to pass the ball to, just to pass it to someone in a white
> > jersey--especially the white jersey ahead of them on the break. Eric
> > especially seemed to be real aggressive, throwing around his herky-jerky
> > moves--even getting a real nice fake and move on Garnett.
> >
> > Of course this is only a pre-season game, but as Tommy said tonight,
there
> > was some real "heartening" stuff going on that makes me more optimistic
> than
> > I have felt in a while about the Cs in the long term. They may just be
as
> > good this year as they were last year. We'll see...
> >
> > Rich D.
> > (freezing tonight in Maine)