Fool me once, shame on you...

[Jeff White]

Look, I like to bash Doc as much as the next guy, but we don't really know
the details of what happened in Rome yesterday and what prompted his
decision.  Perhaps he reserved gym time for a second session that would take
place only if the first practice stunk or ran short.

There are plenty of drill-sargeant types who've flopped as coaches.   Even
if reading that Doc had put the players through a two-hour night session --
after the trip to the Vatican -- capped by a dozen suicides, there's no
guarantee that would be more productive.

Cheers,

Jeff White



On 10/5/07, Patrick.Ryan at westover.af.mil <Patrick.Ryan at westover.af.mil>
wrote:
>
> At least we'll be the most prepared, mentally, and physically tough team
> after...what...wait...you mean...
>
> Ummm....can anyone name one time Doc HASN'T cancelled practice on a
> two-a-day?  Good thing these guys have been together for years and don't
> need any time to gel huh?
>
> And before anybody brings it up, no, I don't believe a few two a days
> are going to destroy the team's health and psyche in the long term. If
> they did two a days for three weeks straight with no breaks, yeah that's
> too much, but a week and a half? That's building a solid foundation.
>
> A second practice cancellation should be a real reward (how about maybe
> after a week of two a days you surprise the team after a particularly
> hard practice - make it meaningful and gratifying?) - not par for the
> course EVERY day where it becomes expected.
>
> ----------------------------------
> Boston Herald:  The Celtics had a second practice scheduled for last
> night, but Rivers decided to cancel it.  Indicating earlier in the day
> that he might, he said, "You know the old saying: You can't build Rome
> in a day."
>
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