Re: Billups

[Cecil Wright <nocw1@nsh.library.ns.ca>]

I can respect a man who tempers his comments.  You're right.  Billups is 
learning and hopefully, Celtic fans are learning the virtue of patience.

Cecil

On Fri, 5 Dec 1997, DJessen33 wrote:

> Regardless of what Couz says, I think Billups is playing alot better these
> last two games. He still is making the crazy pass in the air which is a habit
> that he has to get rid of and that is why Couz is on him so bad.( Actually, I
> think Couz is alittle overcritical of the Celtic pointguards, probably because
> he is comparing them to himself.) Chauncey's greatest attribute will be his
> scoring ability. He took his shots much more within the flow of the game. He
> executed the pick and roll  the other night perfectly except Knight didn't
> make the shot. This guy really does have big time potential. I am changing my
> mind on trading him now. The biggest reason is that he took his bench time
> like a man and now he is earning his playing time. He also seems to be
> disgusted with himself when he does get caught in the air so he does seem
> willing to learn. Although we got spanked by Miami, I felt it was worth it to
> get Billups back on his feet. One other note: Did you notice how early on
> Murdoch was really overplaying on Billups (like he did on the first game) and
> how Billups did the proper thing and just drove around him, under control and
> tried to create and instead of turning his back or getting rattled? By the
> second half, Murdoch was playing back on him, respecting his dribble. Billups
> is learning!!!
>