Re: Carroll is an idiot

["Josh Ozersky" <jozersky@xxxxxxxxxx>]

What the hell is Ainge thinking?  Talk about obstinate and perverse....

Josh

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "R Howe" <regmanw6@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Steve Ouellette" <bosox18@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Celtics list" <celtics@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: Carroll is an idiot


> Although I hesitate to call Carrol an idiot I aggree with most of what you
posted. Carrobie will never play Hunter or Mihm long minutes or Perkins any
as long as his indespensible Waltah has a breath in him. 6 pts and 4
rebounds in 41 minutes, good thing Perkins didnt get 5 minutes or he would
have had better stats. What Carrobie gets out of Waltah (outside threat) he
can get by playing Jiri in the same role but at a small forward instead of a
power forward, How are we to start a fast break with only 1 true rebounder
in the game at any given time..... did I say Carrobie is an idiot?
>
> Go Celts
>
> Steve Ouellette <bosox18@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I don't want to stray from the central theme, which should be that
> Carroll is an idiot ...
>
> I'm not even going to go off on his Brandon Hunter abuse this time, it's
> just his total lack of any substitution pattern whatsoever, especially
> in the second halves of games. When the Celtics won, it was written off
> as "smart coach sticking with the hot hands" ... but how should it be
> described when they get crushed with the same "I'm sleeping but my eyes
> are propped open" approach?
>
> The idiot made one substitution the entire second half (Ricky Davis in
> for a red-hot Jiri) until the game was way, way out of reach with 3 1/2
> minutes left. Other coaches in history have noticed that some players
> get fatigued when never coming out (especially against teams that run
> all the time), but apparently the Celtics are ironmen and their top five
> are of such quality that no reserve can do them justice.
>
> Not so John Carroll. He put Walter McCarty in with four minutes gone in
> the first quarter and left him in until the damage was complete, 41
> consecutive minutes. With the Celtics getting absolutely murdered on the
> boards (their m.o. before Brandon Hunter got his short-lived burst of
> playing time), Walter stayed in, powering for six points, five fouls and
> four rebounds. The idiot had the unmitigated gall to complain to the
> sideline reporter at the half that, hey, we're getting killed on the
> boards ... THEN DID NOTHING ABOUT IT. Seven minutes for Hunter, six for
> Mihm, and that includes the final 3:30 of garbage time.
>
> If Carroll wants to play a small forward at power forward, then stick
> Ricky, Pierce and Jiri all in the lineup at the same time. Each one of
> them is a better passer, rebounder, scorer and defender than Walter,
> height be damned.
>
> Did I mention that the Celtics have to play again against the Spurs 24
> hours later? Sure hope Walter is fresh.
>
> STEVE
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