Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site fortune.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!fortune!preston From: preston@fortune.UUCP (Carol Preston) Newsgroups: net.sport.hoops Subject: Where's the Defense? Message-ID: <4782@fortune.UUCP> Date: Wed, 12-Dec-84 20:07:50 EST Article-I.D.: fortune.4782 Posted: Wed Dec 12 20:07:50 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 14-Dec-84 04:38:21 EST Distribution: net Organization: Fortune Systems, Redwood City, CA Lines: 20 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. -- Carol Preston {sri-unix, amd, hpda, harpo, ihnp4, allegra}!fortune!preston (415) 594-2891 Fortune Systems, 101 Twin Dolphin Pkwy, Redwood Shores, CA 94065