Taking out Malpractice Insurance?

[Alex Goldblatt]

Patric,

One thing you still somehow missing from the greater picture: if I have an
HS team playing in the NBA - result is obvious. You simply do not want to
connect the dots: bringing the kids up to speed and playing for a WIN is not
the same.

I'm not saying that Doc is a key factor to get the #17, all I'm saying is
that his tracking record is still VERY apply to the current situation.
Moreover, I was pretty much sure he would fail as a kids coach - he
surprised me here. He's only shown his ability to max out his opportunity
(his past with Orl)  - and that's exactly what we need now. Kindergarten is
over, if you noticed.. ;-)

AG


On 9/26/07, Patrick.Ryan at westover.af.mil <Patrick.Ryan at westover.af.mil>
wrote:
>
> Answer:
> Celtics: 5 and a half?  Barely out of puberty?
> Orlando: Grade A prime choice beef dry-aged to perfection in a humidor?
>
> I know the arguments regarding the talent level and injuries. That's all
> a given, but apparently in your mind that's enough to give Doc a free
> pass. I expect more, and the thing is he's already got the opportunity
> because they extended him AND gave him an (almost) dream roster.
>
> So my last two posts bring up the past weak points to highlight the fact
> that this is his last chance to recapture that "Orlando Magic" (insert
> groan for bad pun here). We won't win the East if his most imaginative
> in-bounds play in the 4th quarter is "isolate one of three stars at top
> of arc".  We won't win the East if inexplicably he starts Brandon
> Wallace at PF one week, Brian Scalabrine at C the next, and Paul Pierce
> at PG the next no matter what injuries we have. The last sentence was an
> exaggerated example, but his recent record (not his record of 6 or 7
> years ago) consistently demonstrates not your example, but more toward
> mine.
>
> These last few posts are not a "fire Doc" manifesto. They simply are
> pointing out areas that I think warrant improvement for him to indeed be
> that ROYC (Rookie of the Year Coach - I made it up) he was almost a
> decade ago.
> ---------------------------------
> I can only ask you a simple question: do you know the average age of the
> C's
> the last 3 seasons? Average age of the active roster?  Average age of
> the
> Orl roster back then? Who was the youngest - and the only rookie - back
> then? T'Mac rings the bell?.. :))
> AG
>
>
>
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