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   From: dewey@ccs.northeastern.edu (Dwight S Flewelling)
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   Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 12:47:19 GMT
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   >When will the Celtic fans learn that their team's success is a thing of
   >the (long gone) past... One feels more so after the retirement of Bird
   >the wizard. Last year they lost badly to the Cavs and have mired in
   >mediocrity for a while. The addition of Mcdaniel is a big minus for the

   Funny, I thought that the Cleveland Boston Series went 7 games with a very
   decisive Boston win in game 6, maybe the Celts were overmathced, but I don't
   feel that they 'lost badly'.

They played Cleveland well.

   I guess division titles don't mean anything anymore. I realize that the 
   Atlantic has long been considered a weak division, but I don't think the 
   Celtics were a mediocre team by any standards. depsite losing two starters 
   for a good part of the year (Bird and Brown) the Celtics still managed to
   WIN (not steal as some would have you believe) their division...

They "WON" the division on the home court advantage they had over the Knicks who
blew the Celts out in two games in NY and lost three close ones in Boston.  If the
league tie breaker took homecourt advantage into account the Celts would have been
second in the AD.  However then the Knicks would have been beaten by Cleveland and
not had the fun shot at Chicago which was good for the team (and great for the fans).

   >team and the Knicks as a contender. With this stiff competition, the
   >Celts should be happy to make the playoffs.  

   I have yet to see this 'New and Improved' Knicks team, but somehow I can't
   see them being any better than last years version, which choked miserably.

Until the playoffs when they suprised everyone --- including most Knick fans.
As for this year we probably won't know much until mid-season.

   Add a healthy McHale and the Perennial Iron Man Parish and you've got
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

This is a fairly long shot.  When was the last time he made it through a season?

   a pretty good 3 still, take Brown, Douglas, Fox, Gamble and Eddie Pinckney
   and you've got a pretty good team with some depth. the only weakness
   I see with this team is at Center, where both McHale and Kleine fill in
   as backup, neither is the Center that Parish is, but X will take care
   of the rebounds.   

X was only a factor in the playoffs for NY --- he will probably play better
for the green ones than he did in NY.  Basically he was a big disappointment
until the Detroit series.

   Sooooooo,  As always the C's will be in the thick of the chase. I'm not
   guaranteeing a 17th Championship or anything, but I's pick Boston over 
   New York and New Jersey, any time. 

I'd bet money on the Knicks over Boston this year.  It seems like a very
good bet.

A Knicks fan marooned in Boston

ah

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