Re[4]: another botched game...

[Ryan.Lee@parexel.com (Ryan Lee)]

     Finley is an exceptional athlete but he was more effective on Pheonix 
     because he didn't have to carry the team.  Also the defense didn't 
     focus on him with KJ, Manning, and Wesley Person all around him.  
     Finley had a mediocre game with 18 points because the press kept him 
     off balance the whole night.  The one three Strickland hit (1-5 3pt) 
     was wide open so he wasn't really effective (scoring only 11 points, 
     mostly from free throws).  
     
       As for the Celts, this was as big a gimme game as it gets.  The Mavs 
     are way down there with Denver and I'm surprised the Celts didn't win 
     by 20.  The defense really created the offense here (55 % Fg for 
     Celts) since a majority of the points scored were on dunks and 
     transition layups.  Billups had 8 points (4-6 fg) and 13 assists which 
     was the result of the press causing wide open layups.    Walker had a 
     terrible offensive night and his decision making was terrible.  Mercer 
     was wide open several times and instead of passing it he pulled up for 
     a three.  Barros had a hot shooting night as well. I think he had 16 
     points in 20 minutes of play.  The big story is the most obvious if 
     you watched the game.  Dee was on fire.  32 points on 12-15 shooting, 
     8-10 from 3 point "old" NBA range.  The weird thing was I was not too 
     surprised at his performance.  Throughout his career he could always 
     score 30 somehing points one game and go cold the next.  Also the 
     Mavericks was the one team Dee actually had more talent than.  Then 
     there's the fact that a majority of his shots were wide open but the 
     main thing is that he hit his shots.  I was impressed with his 
     turnaround and quick pull up jumper over the taller player in the last 
     quarter.  I betcha Don Nelson didn't draw up any plans for Dee.  If 
     Pitino plans on showcasing Dee's skills for a trade, last night was as 
     good as it gets for improving Dee's trade value.  Oh by the way, in 
     reference to Eric Strickland's pretty shot, Danny Ferry has a pretty 
     shot too.      


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Subject: Re: Re[2]: another botched game...
Author:  "Jeff Chin" <Jeff_Chin@notes.teradyne.com> at Internet
Date:    2/4/98 4:33 PM


I sent the message you sent to get into celtic discussion group.
     
I'll try to catch the Mavericks game tonight.  Finley should have a dunk fest on
DeJerk and Knight.  I'm interested in seeing how Eric Strickland will perform 
against the Celtic backcourt.  He should have a field day with Barros and do 
relatively well against Chauncey since Strickland's got some meat on his frame. 
He's also quick and has some good up's.  He's also got a very pretty shot.  I 
don't know if he'll match up against Mercer or not.