Re: The kind of advice Obie gets.....

["adam litchy" <adamlitchy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

No, I didn't expect him to say your quotes, but he DOES get paid to write 
about basketball.  One can be diplomatic, and still tell the truth.  I took 
his entire answer as rationalizing what Obie does.  It would be my hope that 
he doesn't just parrot that kind of line back to Obie in private.


> From: Douglas342@xxxxxxx
> To: celtics@xxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: The kind of advice Obie gets.....
> Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2004 18:47:28 -0500
>
>     I guess my beef (and it isn't a very big one) is more with your 
> caption than anything Obie does or Ramsey says.
>      Fans and writers, and maybe opposing players, can speak their minds 
> freely.  Management and coaches can't, nor can coaches' in-laws.  Really, 
> what do you expect Ramsey to say?  "You're right.  My son-in-law is a jerk 
> who plays a rotten system.  Ainge is a jerk for undercutting him.  Mihm 
> can't play, and Baker sucks.  (Actually, he comes pretty close on this one 
> ... "reverted to last season's form...") Why we take so many threes is 
> beyond me.  Ask Jim, ask Pierce, ask Mike James, but don't ask me!"
>      No, Ramsey has to be diplomatic.  You want unvarnished opinions?  
> Read this list and read the paper.
>      Sometimes I wish trial lawyers doubled as sportswriters and could 
> really question (cross-examine)a guy like Ramsey or Obie and not let them 
> off the hook.  Ditto with presidential "debates."
>  - Doug

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