Re: CBW review: preseason gm 8, Celtics vs. New Jersey Nets

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Looks like  Byron is going to be taking  Rogaine Riley's spot on the hated
Celts coach list.

DanF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Snoopy the Celtics Beagle" <snoopy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Celtics@xxxxxxxx>; <celticsstuffgroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 2:23 AM
Subject: CBW review: preseason gm 8, Celtics vs. New Jersey Nets


> Preseason game 8: Celtics vs. New Jersey Nets, Friday, October 24, 2003
>
> Ok, after the Celtics' last game, there were a host of questions to be
> answered.  Was it a fluke?  Will Pierce REALLY pass the ball
> consistently?  Can the C's bench keep pace with the starters?  Will Vin
> Baker keep this up?  Is Walker really gone?
>
> After watching tonight's game, the answer is no, yes, yes, yes, and yes.
>
> I know that some fans will discount this game, saying that the C's had too
> easy a time with Jason Kidd deliberately held out--he didn't even dress
for
> the game--and Kenyon Martin having "injured" his thumb last night.
>
> Every time I think Nets coach Byron Scott, that son of a malformed Muppet,
> can't sink lower, he finds a way, grant him consistency if nothing
> else.  He gave up on his team, and this game, long before it started.  He
> had decided that it was beyond pointless.  Hey, Byron--if you're not going
> to "show up" for the game, then don't show up at all, and don't waste the
> airfare, the fan's time, and the C's practice session, which would frankly
> have produced a more competitive game had they played bench vs.
> starters.  We already know you're an embarrassment to the NBA, don't keep
> trying to prove it.

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