Re: _Tuesday Evening Coach Potato_, Ed Grinnell wrote to Terry May on 24 Sep 
97:
 EG> They took on George and his baggage and while he's doing ok NOW, he's
 EG> always done ok for the first year or so. I think it's funny how
 EG> George's supporters talk down his offensive lines every where he's
 EG> gone and yet, for his first year, that's never been a problem. It's
 EG> only after he starts having problems that the OL is suddenly below par
 EG> and poor Georgie is being battered.
I think if they continue to lose, it won't take till next year before the 
problems start.  I can see the screaming and finger-pointing beginning very 
soon if things don't improve.  You can already see George getting very 
frustrated, and his selfishness was never more evident than on his victory 
lap in the "George Dome."
 EG> The money they spent on George would have been better spent on Hoss, 
 EG> the offensive line and some defensive help.
Agreed.  To think I wanted George in K.C. and was disappointed when they 
didn't get him.  I couldn't have been more wrong.  I'm so happy to have Elvis 
in the building and George in L.A....er...Oakland.
 EG> If they want scores to go up, they should hire coaches that believe in
 EG> entertaining the fans. Coaches like Fratello not rules are the reason
 EG> why scores are going down.
I think free agency must have a lot to do with keeping scores down, because 
you don't have the continuity you had in the past.
Frankly, I don't think low scores are a problem; bad play is.  I for one 
don't like pinball basketball, anyway, but I'm probably not a typical NBA 
fan. 
... (^:b Maddux, Glavine, Smoltz, Neagle d:^)
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