tbg@apollo.uucp (Tom Gross) (03/12/86)
As a Keltics fan, I am getting a little tired of the boys in green
acting "bored" and going for "degree of difficulty" instead of
just good old fashioned two points in their games these days.
After last night's loss in Dallas (following a loss to Washington
on Saturday night) I HOPE these guys will start remembering that
they are getting PAID to act like professionals. I mean a little
cockiness can be amusing and I don't mind the team creating fan
interest in other cities by making people HATE them, but they
risk creating antipathy in BOSTON if they don't start setting goals
for the team which include WINNING. In other years I might not
have felt the right to complain 'cause I have only paid to see them
play at the garden 3 times and not since Charlie Scott's debut as
a Celtic in 1975, but THIS SEASON I AM PAYING $5.50/month just to
get every home game on cable. That's almost half a CD per month
in today's currency. For that kind of money I think I can expect
a team that at least CARES about things like winning 70 games and
not letting Dallas beat them EVER, two accomplishments that were
lost last night. I mean, if WE THE PAYING FANS care about these
things, why don't the PAID PLAYERS?
Last night's game in Dallas, in which the Mavericks did beat
the Celtics for the first time ever, will surely be remembered
in those parts for years to come. It reminds me of a game
which must have been in '72 which Dick Stockton (who was then
a local sports anchor in Boston) described at the time as
the "biggest story he had covered since coming to Boston".
I am referring to the FIRST time the Cowens-led Celtics beat
the Jabbar-led Milwaukee Bucks. At that time it was not clear
that it was PHYSICALLY possible for the Celtics to beat a team
with Jabbar. [Does anyone out there happen to remember exactly
when that game was? Considering that the Celts beat the Bucks
for the 1974 championship and Cowens' rookie year was the
'70-'71 season (right??) there isn't much of a window for this
collosal event to have taken place.]
Anyway it's interesting how quickly perceptions can change.
Seems to me that all Dallas needs is a Greg Kite and we are
talking instant contender. Would the Celtics part with Greg Kite
for say, Detlef Shrempf? I bet RED might even throw in
Jay Vincent's little brother Sam...
Trivia question: (one of my old favorites, not
too hard, but getting harder with the passing of time)
What 3 players were picked ahead of Dave Cowens in the 1970
college draft? Hint:
1. One finished his career with the Celtics.
2. One was literally almost killed by a player
who later played for the Celtics.
3. One finished his career playing with Dave Cowens.
Tom Gross
Apollo Computer, Inc.
Chelmsford, MAstuart@bcsaic.UUCP (stuart gove) (03/13/86)
In article <2c6f6f07.2a75@apollo.uucp> tbg@apollo.uucp (Tom Gross) writes: > > Trivia question: (one of my old favorites, not > too hard, but getting harder with the passing of time) > What 3 players were picked ahead of Dave Cowens in the 1970 > college draft? Hint: > 1. One finished his career with the Celtics. > 2. One was literally almost killed by a player > who later played for the Celtics. > 3. One finished his career playing with Dave Cowens. > > > Tom Gross > Apollo Computer, Inc. > Chelmsford, MA I think I have the answers to your question, Tom. However, don't accuse me of being a Celtic fan, even if I get the answer right! :-) 1. Pete Maravich (also played for Atlanta Hawks & New Orleans Jazz) 2. Rudy Tomjanovich (of Houston Rockets, was punched out by Kermit Washington) 3. Bob Lanier (played for Detroit Pistons, finished career with Milwaukee Bucks) Kermit -- Stuart Gove (206) 763-5383 Boeing Computer Services {allegra,ihnp4,decvax}uw-beaver!uw-june!bcsaic!stuart uw-june!bcsaic!stuart@washington.arpa