Congrads to Antoine

[Josh Ozersky]

Yeah.  Pat Riley coaching the Celtics.  Shoot me now.

josh

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Albert" <Eric at ericalbert.net>
To: "The Boston Celtics Mailing List" <celtics at igtc.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: Congrads to Antoine


> 
>>Kim Malo wrote:
>> 
>>Surprised no one else has posted it, so I'll just say I'm happy for 
>>Antoine he got his ring and that he played a good role in the game 
>>last night, . . .
> 
> Me, too.
> 
> And while we're giving out kudos, how about some for Pat Riley?
> 
> There were plenty of people, most certainly including me, who felt
> his team had no chance of jelling, much less contending, this year.
> Not just because of all the new pieces (though that would be
> enough to doom most teams), but because of how badly it seemed
> those pieces fit together, particularly in terms of personality.
> 
> And then Shaq has a weaker season, and a much weaker Finals,
> than expected.
> 
> And they win it all anyway.
> 
> I'd love to see Pat Riley coach the Celtics, so I could watch him up
> close, and see how the team changed.
> 
> That guy can coach.
> 
> -- Eric
> 
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