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Except when it came to Antoine, I would agree with you on this...
Richard Quan wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Well, I guess I'd better jump into the frey.  Here's another post about
>change and about the funny directions that this basketball year has
>contained so far and it's only half over.  I guess the question lies whether
>the year is half over or just over halfway.  One thing for certain, it's
>been emotionally tumultuous for me and I'm not sure whether that's a good
>thing any more.
>
>Whether you like Jim O'Brien's philosophy or not, that doesn't matter
>really.  From what I have observed, O'Brien seems to me to be a stand up guy
>who earns respect through being true to what he believes in and for that, he
>should not get trashed.  Was it time for some change?  Probably.  Where the
>Celtics are right now, the personnel assembled are no longer Obie's guys,
>they have been traded away.  The line that flowed from Walker to Williams to
>Walter is no longer the flaveur du jour.  I would even argue that Paul
>Pearce, though a Pitino guy, did not warm up to Obie as much as the others
>and thus, he will remain the centerpiece of the new Celtics.
>
>Am I happy that this change occurred?  Well, of course it doesn't really
>matter what I think.  Ultimately, the games will be played and the current
>personnel will stay or go to be replaced by others.  I think though, one
>would have to wait quite some time to find someone with the class and
>strength of a Jim O'Brien though.
>
>Historically, good things have come out of similar changes in Celtics lore.
>Remember in 1977 I believe, Tommy's last year, the coaching merry-go-round
>found Satch Sanders replace Tommy.  That summer, the Celts drafted Bird.
>The next year, Cowens replaced Sanders and the big Macadoo trade.  That
>summer, we got those draft picks that translated into Parish and Machale.
>More recently, in 2001, remember when Pitino left, Obie was able to guide
>the team to the eastern conference finals the next year.
>
>I guess what it comes down to for me personally is that following the
>Celtics is a big part of my life.  I remember poignant  moments by
>referencing them to what the team is doing.  The past three years have seen
>some traumatic things happen to me and around me and the constant thing that
>I had to look forward to is a Jim O'brien team that tried hard every night
>and wanted to win.  During the miraculous run of victories in 2001 - 2002,
>following the Celtics kept me going in the midst of some pretty heavy
>personal crises.
>
>So, on days like today, or December 15 when Williams et al were traded, or
>when Walker was traded in October, it's good to get philosophy straight and
>everyone onboard, on the same page, and all those other clichis as it were,
>but, it does matter to have things that you could rely on as a fan.
>Hopefully, that again will be something that I can find once more in this
>team; but for now, I am a little lost.
>
>
>
>Richard Quan
>
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