just wondering...

[Snoopy the Celtics Beagle <snoopy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I was feeling a little bad that it took me a bit to get the latest info on 
the Celtics up on the CBW, until today, when I visited the FSNE site and 
the Sports illustrated sites, which had Celtics info outdated by at least a 
week.  NBA.com finally updated the Celtics roster, but it surprises me that 
some of the national sites are quite slow to keep up.

Like other people, I've been annoyed at the FSNE's habit of cutting away to 
replays, graphics, bench shots, closeups--anything but the developing 
action on the court.  I went to their site, www.fsnnewengland.com , and 
sent them an e-mail mentioning this.

Though, on the positive side were the commercials for the director's cut of 
"Alien".  Firstly, because any commercial on FSNE that wasn't for Dunkin 
Donuts, Foxwoods, or Accountemps was welcome.  Second, I'm not a fan of the 
poor excuse for horror movies epitomized by the remake of "The Texas 
Chainsaw Massacre".  "Alien" was a haunted house in space and was genuinely 
scary.  After you see it, go get "Aliens" as therapy, where you see SMART 
characters in a monster movie.  Skip the rest of the series, though.

Is it coincidence that "Amazing Grace and Chuck" making the cable 
rounds?  No, sadly, everyone's pulling out any movie with the 
recently-deceased Gregory Peck in it.  Oddly, it's one of the few 
Celtics-related movies that was any good, even if it IS goofy.

Can someone tell me WHY it is that TNT thinks it's a good idea to broadcast 
tonight's game between the (pllbbbbttt) Lakers and Clippers?  I guess 
everyone's wondering if Kobe remembers how to play basketball?  How out of 
shape is Shaq?  Does anyone really care, including the Lakers themselves, 
about the outcome of this game?  I'm going out on a limb and predicting the 
Lakers fall apart totally, and will be extremely lucky to make the playoffs 
this year, forget about winning.

Seeing Latrell Spreewell blow an easy breakaway basket just makes me smile, 
the son of a muppet should be banished.

I know it was only one game, and an exhibition game at that.  But it is 
hard not to think about what the C's season will be like if they play like 
this all the way.

"I have my books/And my poetry to protect me" department:  Maybe Paul 
Pierce should have stuck those leadership books in brown paper bags until 
after the trade was announced.  Speaking of Simon & Garfunkel, go see the 
tour--with guests the Everly Brothers.  And if you DO go, beg, plead and 
scream for them to sing "Graceland" together.  Just thinking of the 
four-part harmony after the instrumental bridge is enough to make music 
beagles feel faint.

The drawback of speaking bluntly as Danny Ainge often does is that it's 
easy to see when he's trying not to give away what he shouldn't, as clearly 
exposed during his interview with Mike Gorman and Tommy Heinsohn.  Credit 
to Mike and Tommy for bypassing the BS and asking the pointed questions 
that fans were asking.

I like Vin Baker, but not--yet--as a starter.  Contrary to Celtics' 
assertions, I think he actually needs a few less minutes for another couple 
of weeks anyway.  He's looked a bit tired at the end of the last two games; 
and while he's obviously in the best shape of the last decade, I think 
they're pushing him just a bit TOO much.

Waltah! has looked a LOT more lovable in the last two games.

Is anyone out there still wondering IF the C's will sign Kedrick to an 
extension?  I'm wondering why they're waiting so long to put a pen in his hand.

It's a tossup who had more fun at last night's game--the players, or the fans.

Snoopy the Celtics Beagle
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