re-Keep Billups?

[Dan <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>]

As much as I have bad mouthed Billups, one game doesn't make a point guard,
although it's a start from him. I certainly hope he plays as least as well
in the future, that's why we drafted him. At least he's starting to dribble
consistently and isn't leaving his feet for who knows where. I guess Cousy
attends a few practices and schools Billups and others on the art of
dribbling. Imagine teaching a top round draft pick such fundamentals.
Anyway I'm all for Billups if he can produce. I liked Knight's performance
down the stretch against the Bucks. I really think we would have won with
or without Robinson. These are the level teams we can compete against quite
well. Walker's performance was under control also, but we didn't need a lot
of shooting from him because we spread out the scoring well. I have to say
listening to the Celts on NBA.com and watching the box score on "game stats
live" is cool.

>Date: Thu, 11 Dec 1997 14:35:14 -0500
>From: Theresa Lee <tjoyce@mit.edu>
>Subject: Keep Billups?
>
>It's awfully quiet regarding Chauncy today. He had a great game (only one
>bonehead move down the stretch...a 3 ptr. at a bad time and he missed) and
>earlier in the day Rick Pitino said that he's the point guard of the
>future, that  he has played tremendously in practice and that he would be
>playing more.
>
>To me, it's proof that he can change, is willing to change and that he is
>YOUNG and NEW. If he can play this well at this level already, then he will
>be great in the next few years.
>
>I also want to say that I love to watch Ron Mercer play. I know that
>Chauncy's nickname is Smooth, but Mercer is the one who is smooth. He
>always seems to be around a loose ball, rebounds at key times and when he
>comes around the pick, he rarely misses the open jumper. He seems to be the
>forgotten man on this team.
>
>Hey, did you see where Walker is the highest scoring-average second year
>player in the league with 22?
>
>TJL
>
>
>tjoyce@mit.edu
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