The Yell Factor

[Tom Pelletier <TPell@compuserve.com>]

Last night, I sat down to watch the C's with quiet anticipation.  A lot
more interest and hope than in recent years, but still quiet anticipation=
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I barely made a sound in the first quarter.  I wasn't surprised to see th=
e
Celts getting manhandled.  Even into the second quarter, as the C's battl=
ed
back, I was pretty quiet.

As the game went on, I found a few "YESSSS!"es escaped from my lips.  The=
n
a few "ALLRIGHT!!"s.  Then one or two "OH, GIVE ME A BREAK!!"s when the
refs called the C's for breathing near His Holiness.  =


By the end of the game, I was pounding the coffee table and scaring the
dog.

I haven't had that much fun watching the Celtics in at least five years,
maybe more like ten.  Maybe it's a sign that I should "get a life," but I=

really miss that thrill.  I'm still on an emotional high ten hours later.=
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Thanks Rick Pitino.  Thanks to all the players.  Thanks to the Celtics
management for bringing in Pitino.  And somebody (ML, maybe) deserves a b=
ig
thanks for drafting Walker.  He's a show stopper.

Tom

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