Re: Jones Contract

[Daniel Forant Sr <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>]

I have lost confidence in Anderson's ability to move the ball quickly and
intelligently. I get the impression he's saving himself for the long haul
of his career which is setting fast.

As far as Walker is concerned, Pitino has to sit him down and make him
understand he is not always the 1st choice offensively. His shot selection
has to change. Maybe he could have been a contributor to the Philly game,
we'll never know. He is capable of really messing up the flow of the game
when off. He doesn't know enough to lay off. I have been a big time Walker
fan, now he plays like an average forward but taking too many shots and is
over hyped with credentials. Our last 10 games we're 6-4. I don't care who
we played or what their motivations were. We're 6-4. Without Walker the
last 6 games we're 3-3. With losses to good teams Indy, Philly and Atlanta. 

Todd Crame wrote:
>Yes, the C's are playing well, but it has little to do with Walker's
>absence.  The real reason the C's are player better is becasue they are
>doing a MUCH better job pushing the ball up the court on offense.  For
>that, we must give credit to Dana and Damon.  They are simply doing what
>RP wants his point guard to do:  Get the ball and push the damn thing up
>the court quickly.  That could be taken as a criticism of Kenny
>Anderson, but I think this guy will appreciate what the up tempo game is
>doing for this team and come back next season conviced that he needs to
>do a better job of pushing the ball up court.  If he doesn't, I'm hoping
>RP waste little time in giving Jones the starting PG spot.  Unlike most
>teams in the league, the C's offense triggers their defense.  A few easy
>buckets lead to effective trapping which leads to more points.  He
>hasn't done it yet, but RP just might bring back the fast break offense
>single handedly to the NBA.
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> I would argue that Walker's absence cost the C's the Philly game.  The
>76er's killed the C's on the glass down the stretch to pull out the
>win.  With AW in the game, the C's likely come down with a couple of key
>rebounds and win that game.  Don't get too excited.  Wins over
>Washington and Chicago are great, but they merely show that the C's are
>better than the scum teams of the league.  Let's see how they perform
>over the final games, all against playoff or near playoff caliber
>teams.  I have a feeling the C's will miss Walker's hustle on the boards
>a couple of more times before the season is over.
>
>In addition to the improved point guard play, the emergence of Battie as
>serious defensive force has also keyed the recent quality play from our
>boys.
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>Todd
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