RE: New Comments from Boston Sports Guy

[Ryan W <ubiquitous_am_i@xxxxxxxxx>]

Well, I think Bill knows what he's talking
about....but that's because he basically said the same
things I've been saying for awhile now :)


Ryan

--- Shawn Niles <shizzjr@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This is really sad to read. Bill used to be so good
> at talking basketball. 
> He really had his pulse on things and was really
> right on the money. Moving 
> to hollywood has ruined the old Bill. The new Bill
> doesn't have a clue what 
> he's talking about.
> 
> 
> >From: Sean Giovanello <sgiovanello@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: Sean Giovanello <sgiovanello@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >CC: Shawn Niles <shizzjr@xxxxxxxxxxx>, 
> Eggcentric@xxxxxxx,  
> >Celtics@xxxxxxxx
> >Subject: New Comments from Boston Sports Guy
> >Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 14:52:48 -0500
> >
> >Again, from SonsofSamHorn
> >
> >Okay, I've calmed down. Somewhat.
> >
> >I can't believe that Ainge's performance is even
> being debated. What did we 
> >win, 48 games last year? We're headed for 28 this
> year. There was only one 
> >move: Stay the course, hope to get lucky in a crap
> conference again, then 
> >gear everything towards the summer of 2004 with
> Williams coming off the cap 
> >(and hope Charlotte claimed Walker). If that didn't
> happen, you head into 
> >the following season knowing that you can easily
> trade Walker in the final 
> >year of his contract, knowing Battie was coming
> off, and knowing you have a 
> >nucleus of Pierce, Banks, Baker the albatross and
> cap space.
> >
> >Here's what you couldn't do: Saddle the team with
> more long-term deals for 
> >guys that aren't All-Stars. Jesus, look at Denver,
> look at Utah, look at 
> >what Detroit was able to do. Flexibility is
> EVERYTHING. And this team is 
> >now screwed until 2006. The owners also haven't
> given us any indication 
> >that they're definitely in this to win and not just
> to make money - note 
> >how they didn't sign any free agents last summer,
> and note the cash in the 
> >Atkins deal, or the money from Dallas, or the
> insurance they got from 
> >Mills's contract.
> >
> >The Walker trade was absolutely unbelievable. Danny
> ripped Twan on TNT, 
> >Twan called him on it when they met last summer,
> and Danny decided that he 
> >wasn't comfortable having him around in his first
> season in charge. His ego 
> >got in the way. Now we're stuck with a guy who has
> a bum knee (that they 
> >knew about!!!!!) and one of the 10 worst contracts
> in the league for a guy 
> >who could have been gone in either 4 months or 16.
> >
> >DA has shown no understanding of A) the importance
> of cap space, and B) how 
> >useless the draft has become after the first 12
> picks. You have about a 
> >12-15% chance of landing someone good with that
> Detroit pick. Maybe even 
> >less. And those picks are untradeable because
> nobody wants to pay the 
> >guaranteed contracts - Chris Wallace made the same
> mistake when he 
> >idiotically used the Denver pick, then realize
> afterwards how much money 
> >those 3 picks (all playing the same position)
> counted against the cap.
> >
> >I don't mind the thought of blowing things up
> because the team - as built 
> >last summer -- wasn't winning a title. But DA made
> a decent situation 
> >terrible, and they raised ticket prices to boot.
> >
> >The funny thing is, I like the new owners. I met
> Wyc last weekend - he's a 
> >great guy. He hates losing. He's DYING right now. I
> think he's in disbelief 
> >that this is happening. And I think he believes in
> Danny, but the fact 
> >remains, they gave Danny complete control to run
> the team, and the results 
> >have been mixed, to say the least. And now we're
> screwed through the summer 
> >of 2005, unless one of those lottery balls come up,
> or unless Charlotte is 
> >dumb enough to take LaFrentz for a couple of
> meaningless draft picks.
> >
> >I'm so upset. In the summer of 2001, I never
> imagined that in 3 years, we 
> >would be back at the point where I was rooting for
> the Celts to lose, just 
> >so we could get a good pick. So discouraging. And
> somehow this team always 
> >gets a free pass from everyone in the local media,
> which is the truly 
> >amazing thing. I don't think casual Celtics fans
> even realize what is 
> >happening here.
> >
> >
> 
>
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