ryan

[Kestas]

jozersky at optonline.net wrote:
> The hell he has. No one has the right to be deliberately wrong.
> At the end he even says we might not make the playoffs! Give
> me a break. Who does he think was on the bench of his beloved
> Celtics teams of the 80s. If ever there was a guy that should know
> that you only need a few great players, it should be Ryan.And he's not a great basketball writer, IMO. He's a great big citycolumnist, i.e. professional blowhard. Darcy Frey, David Halberstam,Pete Axthelm, Jack McCallum 
Calm down, Josh. Thinking about it a little more, maybe Bob Ryan is also 
trying to send a signal to the  ownership that  signing House and 
Manuel  isn't quite enough with his deliberately negative assessment. 
There is only way to go - all-out in the next 3 years to win it all. 
That means getting the best support players money can buy. Grousbeck et 
al. should follow the lessons of the Pats and Red Sox.

The other thing the Celtics should do, one that won't have lux tax 
implications but would bear major fruit,  is bring in a top-notch 
defensive asst. coach. Let Doc be what he can be - a modern-day KC 
Jones, and get him some help where he's weak. The head coach's job is 
mostly to manage the personalities anyway, which is something he can do.

In the end, it will hinge on 1) health and 2) how quickly they can jell 
into a good (at least) defensive team. If Obie's Celtics could compete 
in the EC with good D and a limited offense, this edition will do better 
if the two things above work out.
Kestas