Re: Kenny Anderson

[Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>]

I'm one of the somebodies blaming Kenny's teammates.  I hate to break
this to you, KK, but point guard is a team oriented position.  Kenny
was able to make the machine run so well last season because, among
other things, the team was so revved up and well-oiled on the
defensive end, and because they were able to get running via the press
and defensive rebounds.  In the half court, his teammates spaced
themselves out right, reversed the ball, and made the extra pass. 
Admittedly, KA has been playing poorly, but a point guard can't make
an offense flow on his own, any more than he can make guys catch his
passes.  But KA is definitely out of sync -- he has made some bad
passes and bad decisions.  I think it's all part of team chemistry,
and that you'll see him improve steadily as the season wears on.  BTW,
kudos to Ricky P. for not rushing Mercer back.  We need him down the
stretch.





---KK  wrote:
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> 
> 
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> >From: "Todd W. Crane" <tcrane@isis.unc.edu>
> > I'm convinced that any starting
> > and many back up point guards could be doing as well if not better
than
> > Kenny in the C's offense at this point.
> 
> Yup, for whatever reason, Kenny, to put it plainly, sucks right now.
It
> amazes me that people who were so quick to (rightfully) credit him
with
> making the C's offense flow last season are now blaming his
teammates (!)
> for not making themselves available for Kenny's passes.  It's great
that he
> hit 14-14 FTs to keep the game out of Miami's reach, but it
shouldnt've come
> to that. It's bad enough for any PG to locked into this "shoot
first, pass
> second" mentality; it's a disaster when someone with Kenny's
shooting % does
> that. That the C's are 2-2 with Kenny playing like that and no
adequate
> backup at PG is testimony to the phenomenal talent of Pierce and
Walker.  
> 



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