RE: Billups slowly improving

[John Lyell <Jlyell@concentric.net>]

I agree his play has improved, but he still does not show me the instincts 
of a real point.  On too many occasions where the lane is open he pulls it 
up instead of penetrating to the hoop or dishing it off to teammates. Maybe 
this will come in time, but didn't we say that with Barros & Brown ?

-----Original Message-----
From:	Cecil Wright [SMTP:nocw1@nsh.library.ns.ca]
Sent:	Monday, December 29, 1997 3:25 PM
To:	celtics@igtc.COM
Subject:	Billups slowly improving

Yes I am the guy who keeps offering that we must be patient with CB.  I'm
glad to see Greg and others agree and I hope it will pay dividends in the
near future.

CB is some day going to be an all-star NBA guard and I hope it is here
with the C's.  He will still make rookie mistakes because, regardless of
what number pick he was, it takes time to develop as a professional 
athlete.

I've seen him take some large steps toward that development, but we need
to realize that some bad will surface with the good.  It's part of the
learning process.  His decision-making is improving.  He isn't getting
caught up in the air nearly as much as before.  His defense is steady and
he can hit his shot.  Cooz still knocks him for not "pushing it up" with
each possession but I see a marked difference in his overall play.

Cecil