more "train" bashing

["gil moreno" <kuya_g@hotmail.com>]

RTC wrote:
>He's a terrible rebounder on a per minute basis.
That's because he boxes-out his man first, this being a fundamental move 
if you've ever played the game.  He is a team player above all.  Very 
fundamentally sound, unlike most of the existing celtics. 

>He's jumps as high as my grandmother on a GOOD day!
Larry Bird couldn't out jump my 4 year old nephew, and yet he managed to 
average at least 7 boards throughout his career.

> He's not tall enough to be a center in this league and not agile 
enough to be a power foward.
This description fits Alonzo Mourning as well, and yet his team depends 
on him so much.  He is the reason (together w/ Tim Hardaway) why they're 
up there in the standings.

Why don't we give the guy a break.  He may not have met your 
expectations while playing for the Cavs but now that he's a Celtic 
things will change.  For one thing he is now the main man in the middle.  
This responsibility alone will make him work harder than ever before.  
Not every big guy gets a chance to be starter for a team with the 
tradition that the Celtics have and once you start you don't want to go 
back to the bench.  With the presence of Ilgauskas, he was relegated to 
a back-up/role player with limited minutes and rarely gets to play 
during crunch time.  Now he's gonna get the minutes and is expected to 
deliver in the crunch.  Aside from AW he is the only inside threat that 
the team has, and he knows it.  I believe he is up to the challenge.

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