RE: [Celtics' Stuff ] "I'm ready."-Herald

Sun Mar 9 10:03:37 CDT 2008

Wasn't the first commandment:  "I am the Lord your God, and I am  a Celtics
fan" and that this is what really scared the Hebrews since they were all a
bunch of Laker fans? 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: celtics-bounces at igtc.com [mailto:celtics-bounces at igtc.com] On Behalf
Of Phil
> Maymin
> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2008 5:07 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Celtics' Stuff ] "I'm ready."-Herald
> 
> Someone should tell Cassell the good news from the good book that the
first
> two commandments are materially different from the remaining eight in that
> the first two are phrased as if spoken directly by God ("I am the Lord
your
> God" etc.) while the remainder are phrased with God in the third person.
One
> theory has it that this is because God revealed himself directly to all
the
> Hebrews on Mount Sinai but they became terrified of his voice after the
> first two commandments and Moses read them the rest. Anyway... it's nice
> symmetry with the I-vs.WE, ubuntu, and so on feelings of the year. So...
in
> short... 28 is a good choice Sam, and your great-grandma would be proud!
:)
> 
> Phil
> 
> On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 6:57 AM, JB <JB_Celticsstuff at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> >
> > Find this and other fine articles at:
> >
> > <
> >
>
http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/basketball/celtics/view.bg?articleid=1078
960&format=
> text
> > >
> >
> >
> > Cassell is on hold
> > By Steve Bulpett / Celtics Notebook  |   Sunday, March 9, 2008
> >
> > MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Sam Cassell was not yet ready for playing time last
> > night, but according to Doc Rivers, the veteran could possibly play
tomorrow
> > night in Philadelphia.
> >
> > "We're just going to get a practice in and see how he feels and looks,"
> > Rivers said before the Celts met the Grizzlies last night. "There's no
> > rush."
> >
> > The Celtics [team stats]' next full workout will be Tuesday at the
> > earliest, but Rivers said a session for Cassell "doesn't have to be a
team
> > practice. It may just be five guys working on offense at the gym."
> >
> > For his part, Cassell would only say, "It's up to the coach when I play.
> > I'm ready."
> >
> > When Cassell does get into a uniform, it will bear the No. 28.
> >
> > Why you ask?
> >
> > "The number I wanted was gone," he said. "I wanted 10, but it's retired
> > (for JoJo White). And I wore 19 once, but that's retired, too (for Don
> > Nelson). It just had to be something that equaled 10. I had to get No.
10
> > some kind of way.
> >
> > "My great-grandmother picked my first jersey out for me. She was very
> > religious and she told me the story about the Ten Commandments, so
that's
> > always been my number."
> >
> > Wallace glad for C's
> >
> > Chris Wallace, now the general manager in Memphis, is happy for the
> > Celtics' success after spending 10 years with the club.
> >
> > "There were some lean years there, but ownership was patient," he said.
> > "They liked the development of the young players, and Danny (Ainge)
stuck to
> > his guns. You make good picks and then you have options. If you don't
draft
> > those guys and (also) have contracts like Wally Szczerbiak and Theo
Ratliff
> > [stats], you can't get Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett. Those contracts were
> > essential.
> >
> > "They're a glamour team right now, and it didn't just happen overnight,"
> > Wallace said. "It started in 1998 when Paul (Pierce) was drafted and we
kept
> > adding pieces. In addition to the big trades, you're seeing some of the
> > young players come through. What people don't talk about with Perk
(Kendrick
> > Perkins [stats]) is that in the old days when people went to school for
> > three or four years, this would have been his rookie season. Things are
> > starting to come together for him, but he's still going to improve."
> >
> > The trades for Garnett and Allen were obviously key, but it's not as if
> > the Celts didn't try to hit it big in years past.
> >
> > "Nothing as monumental as these deals, but we were close to Jermaine
> > O'Neal when Portland was trading him (in 2000)," Wallace said. "We got
the
> > silver medal on that one."
> >
> > Tiger in the crowd
> >
> > Earlier in the day at the Fed-Ex Forum the University of Memphis put a
> > spanking on UAB with help from junior wingman Antonio Anderson of Lynn,
who
> > planned to take in last night's game.
> >
> > "I watch them whenever I can," said the Lynn Tech product. "I brag on
the
> > Celtics all the time, but these guys aren't believers. They're Laker
fans
> > and Rockets fans and Detroit Pistons fans - just a bunch of guys who
hate
> > the Celtics. But I don't."
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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