ESPN Know-it-all

["Greg Odegaard" <gmodegaa@longvred.rmc.com>]

Has anyone else read the chat report on 11/14 from the so called expert
Andre' Aldridge?  He in the past has stated that he thinks the C's are in
the running for the worst team in the league.  This week he talked about
how the Warriors are going to get the ship on course, (not with Spree and
PJ on the same team), and how the 76ers can make some noise in the
playoffs.  Granted it was just one game, Saturday night, but I believe that
one of the Celtics main sideline goals should be to stay ahead of
Philadelphia in the division; stay out of last place.  If they do, there is
not once chance in a thousand that the 76ers will even make the playoffs.  

I have read comments from this guy before, and I feel I am watching another
professional basketball league play, sort a twilight zone thing, as he
makes his half-baked comments and predictions.

The bottom line he has stated a couple of times at least, that the Celtics
will not match their win total of last year.  I know the board went around
for a couple of weeks on win predictions, but I feel the team will win at
least 25 games, and threaten for 30.  Of course this is not burning up the
NBA, but it is the type of improvement we all can live with.  To be
competitive 4 out 5 games, win a few unexpected games, like Boston, and win
3 out 4 of the expected games, like the last 3.  The total 82 game schedule
will be tough, the team hasn't made even one major road trip, out to see me
yet, but being competitive is the goal.

Will the team win more than the 15 games or so this Aldrige guy predicts?
I am will to bet they will win 25.
Comments?

Greg