RE: questions about the lakers game

["ryan nelson" <ryanmnelson@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mark, 

Quick question, do you think carroll is an idiot?

I have to agree, I have been unimpressed with carroll.  For a guy who
has to save his job, you think he would try anything, even
unconventional things to get hired full time.  He has nothing to lose,
so why play the same crappy players that got the last coach fired?  I
guess that's why he is a b-ball coach and not a neurosurgeon.  He is
better than o'brien, but then again so is a piece of lint.

rmn




-----Original Message-----
From: owner-celtics@xxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-celtics@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Mark Piotrowski
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 8:45 AM
To: Celtics
Subject: Re: questions about the lakers game

On Mar 10, 2004, at 9:58 PM, ryan nelson wrote:

> So I went to the bar around the corner again tonight and saw the
second
> half, and have a bunch of questions:
>

Ryan -- i'll take a shot.  see answers below

> 1.  Where was hunter?  Seriously, why was he not in the game.  I have
> not looked at the stats but it seemed like we were getting killed on 
> the
> offensive boards.  Jumaine Jones even played in the second half but
not
> hunter.  I don't get it.  Do you think carroll made a deal with ainge
> that if he loses enough to get a high draft pick, ainge will hire him
> full time?

Hunter didn't play b/c Caroll is an idiot.

>
> 2.  Why did Jiri not play in the second half until 6 minutes left in 
> the
> game??  This made no sense.  What is going on?

Caroll is an idiot, for starters.  Throw in the fact that Caroll is an 
idiot and you've got all you need to know.

> 3.  Ricky Davis trying to go through the legs on a breakaway was the
> most ridiculous play I have ever seen in the NBA.  What was tommy
> saying?  Seriously, red must be rolling over in his grave.  Ok, that 
> was
> sacrilegious but you know what I mean.  I still can not believe that
> play.  I was standing on a barstool in the middle of Philadelphia
> yelling at ricky for that, unbelievable.

Tommy should have said "Caroll is an idiot"!  At first i was a little 
miffed, but hey it was fun.  I think he only did it b/c he saw -- and 
the replays showed -- that by the time he got to 1/2 court not one 
Laker moved down to defend him.  He made an almost as fun dunk on his 
own rebound.  He should have gotten yanked for a few minutes, but as I 
always say...Carroll is an idiot.

> 4.  Shaq just killed blount.  I don't know how you stop that guy.  
> Maybe
> throwing hunter out there would have been a good idea.
>
> 5.  did I mention hunter didn't play in the second half??  We really
> could have won the game, ugh.  When is pierce going to play well
again.

Did I mention Carroll is an idiot?

Not playing Hunter is just inexcuseable.  He was averaging 12 rebounds 
for a stretch of 4 games (or so) and now he can't get in?  Possession 
after possession last night (especially in the 4th quarter) the C's 
took a decent shot but missed (as any team is wont to do) and there was 
ABSOLUTELY NO rebounding.  I think this is b/c most of the C's -- esp. 
Blount & McCarty -- have NO CLUE on how to box out...something Hunter 
is tremendously skilled at.  I thought when Waltah came in at the 6 min 
mark, followed by Jones that Carroll was going to go deep into the 
bench since this was the back end of a back-to-back.  But Hunter never 
got off the bench -- this despite the fact that Hunter was certainly 
fresher than Waltah having played only  7 minutes against the Knicks.

I'm done with John Carroll -- i used to, like Ryan, go down to the bar 
and watch the Celtics.  I've done it through thick and (certainly 
through) thin.  But I just can't take it anymore.  Watching McCarty 
flail around while Hunter languishes on the bench is more than i can 
handle.  After getting such a taste of the hustle, bustle, and talent 
Hunter brings to the table it makes victories like NY unenjoyable and 
losses like last night unfathomable.

And while we're on the subject of Carroll being an idiot...Shaq gets 
his first foul around the 9 minute mark and we don't start running 
plays right at him to pick up his 2nd foul?

John Carroll is an idiot.  Ainge should fire him and let Lester Conner 
run the show, take it over himself or let Michael Stewart coach the 
team.

I hate John Carroll.

(the other) Mark