Re: woohoo!! we won!!!!!!!

[michael t hart <thart@henge1.henge.com>]

every box score i saw(espn, denver post, daily camera) had chauncey with 2
assists?


Cecil Wright wrote:

> My point is that Billups comes under terribly close scrutiny regardless of
> his play.  He praised him on several occasions for his smart distribution of
> the ball, however, if he commits a turnover, we hear things like "we can't
> have that" or "that's a rookie mistake".  WE KNOW THAT!  ROOKIES MAKE
> MISTAKES!  But there is no need to state that he left his feet too soon when
> he is trying to draw a foul in the latter stages of a game, when he is our
> best foul shooter on the court.  That's trying to find a fault in my
> opinion.  He had 20+ points and 9 assists.  Concentrate on that positive.
>
> As for my unconditional love of Billups, as you call it, I don't think it
> clouds my overall assessment of his ability.  I'm not ashamed to say that I
> think he's a good player who will only get better.  When he plays poorly, I
> have alluded to it in some of my posts including when I occasionally
> substitute for Bill Cooper.  What I see in Billups has also been observed by
> more and more members to this list.  But I do not apologize for believing
> that he is a potential star in this league, as do many veteran players and
> front office personnel in the NBA.  We gain nothing by continuously berating
> our own players.  I think that's one of Pitino's biggest strengths.  The
> fact that he is able to stroke their egos yet still retain their respect
> when he finds it necessary to criticize them.
>
> Did you see the brief spat between he and Dee when Dee threw up a poor shot
> from the corner in the late stages of the game.  Pitino spoke to him about
> it briefly as Dee came to the bench for the timeout, and Brown was
> definitely upset.  Pitino sat him down, spoke to him for a moment and
> substituted him back in later on.  He has people skills which will make him
> an attractive coach to play for.
>
> I'm glad we drafted Billups and Mercer, though I was sure that Duncan was
> ours.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: K. Kveraga <6166kkver@umbsky.cc.umb.edu>
> To: celtics@igtc.COM <celtics@igtc.COM>
> Date: Saturday, February 14, 1998 12:19 PM
> Subject: Re: woohoo!! we won!!!!!!!
>
> >
> >
> >Cecil Wright wrote:
> >
> >> I think Billups also had 9 assists.  Once near the end of the game, he
> shook
> >> his man, penetrated, and drew a foul.  Cooz mentioned again that Chauncy
> >> left his feet too soon.  On this particular play and at that late stage
> of
> >> the game, points were obviously going to be earned at the line.  Billups
> >> sank 2 and Cooz said "good job".
> >>
> >> Is anyone else noticing these hypocritic moments?  Would he be happier if
> >> Billups mastered the set shot?
> >
> >
> >
> >As I recall it, Cousy first praised Chauncey for taking it to the hole,
> then,
> >watching a replay, said something like "Chauncey still took off a bit too
> soon,
> >but [fill in praise for making a determined play at crucial point of the
> game]".
> >It didn't sound like anything other than a minor correction amidst praise.
> Cousy
> >criticizes Chauncey when he plays poorly, and praises him when the rook
> does
> >well.
> >
> >I think your unconditional love for Chauncey is clouding your perceptions.
> It is
> >true that Cousy is often critical of players; however, IMO, he's an
> >equal-opportunity critic. He also offers a lot of praise - often more than
> he
> >should be expected to, considering that, from his point of view, most of
> these
> >players are nothing but ball-carrying, hot-dogging basketball ignoramuses.
> >
> >K. Kveraga
> >
> >