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From: preston@fortune.UUCP (Carol Preston)
Newsgroups: net.sport.hoops
Subject: Where's the Defense?
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Date: Wed, 12-Dec-84 20:07:50 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 12 20:07:50 1984
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    I'm kinda confused.  I am a Celtics fan, and since I now live on the
    West Coast, I have to follow them mostly through printed media.  I 
    have been looking through the stats and trying to figure out what's 
    going on.  Boston has always been (at least in the last few years) a 
    great defensive team.  As of yesterday, they were ranked #2 in offense, 
    and only #10 in defense.  I mean, Larry Bird is averaging 28+ points a 
    game.  What's happening?  Was this planned, or did it just happen?  The
    y are doing really well, but in the end, it's defense that has always
    "got them there".  Should I be worried?  What has the media in Boston 
    been saying about this phenomenum?  I subscribe to some sports magazines, 
    and nobody has yet to discuss this.

    Gosh, I hope somebody can help me figger this out.  

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    Carol Preston
    {sri-unix, amd, hpda, harpo, ihnp4, allegra}!fortune!preston
    (415) 594-2891
    Fortune Systems, 101 Twin Dolphin Pkwy, Redwood Shores, CA 94065