Re: Pippen

[Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>]

Almost all young players need older models/mentors to
teach them the ways and means of the game.  Grant Hill
was very lucky in having Joe Dumars.  Pippin will
probably be one of the five or six best players in the
NBA for the next three years, and his presence in
Boston would be an unmitigated blessing.  But with the
way Ron is developing, I think we should keep him, and
maybe keep Kenny too.  This trade talk is goofy.  We
have a good team, and while Pippin would be a clear
upgrade, Ron looks like he is going to be a fantastic
designated scorer in this league -- an all-star talent
who can be satisfied being the number three man. 
That's rare, and you can't buy that.  Nor am I
convinced that Antoine and Pierce would be better
playing one position down.

--- Cecil Wright  wrote:
> As much as I like Toine, if he thinks he needs
> another player to whom he can
> look to for guidance and direction, why sign the
damn
> contract?  Barkley
> snorts that he's not a role model on one hand while
> placing Pip on the role
> model mantle.  Playing the game one day at a time
and
> respecting your
> teammates is all that is necessary.  These guys got
> skillz, but they need
> time to blend it all together.
> 
> Cecil
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alex Wang <awang@mit.edu>
> To: celtics@igtc.com <celtics@igtc.com>
> Date: Wednesday, March 31, 1999 2:27 AM
> Subject: Pippen
> 
> 
> >I don't think that Sprewell and Pippen should ever
> be compared,
> >except that they both have talent. There is a big
> difference
> >between a coach-choking, lawsuit-filing Sprewell
and
> a "whining"
> >Pippen. Really, if we don't want whiners on our
> team, we should
> >probably trade Pierce and Walker, both of who have
> whined to the
> >media at various times.
> >
> >I listened to an interview with Charles Barkley on
> MSNBC.com.
> >He says that Pippen has established the "breakfast
> club" at Houston,
> >where Pippen, Barkley, and Olajuwon meet every
> morning to lift
> >weights and motivate each other. This is based on
> the same idea
> >that Jordan and Pippen had in Chicago. As a result,
> Barkley is in
> >the best shape (weights-wise) of his life and
> Olajuwon is again
> >playing at a high level.
> >
> >Barkley also mentions that Pippen goes above and
> beyond in working
> >with the young players on the Rockets every day.
> >
> >We could really use an experienced veteran who
could
> do the same
> >with our young players: lead by example and teach
> with the credibility
> >of a winner. Pitino said in his interview that he
> was in some ways too
> >close to Walker and therefore Walker didn't always
> listen to him, in the
> >way that kids don't always listen to their parents.
> He needs veterans
> >who Antoine will look up to (or at least consider
> peers) to convince
> >Antoine to do things like get in great shape and
> play smarter. Given what
> >Pippen has done in Houston, I wouldn't be surprised
> if he could have
> >played that role for Antoine. Pippen may not be
> respected by some
> >Celtics fans but he is definitely respected
> throughout the league,
> >by many players including Jordan.
> >
> >Alex
> >
> >
> 
> 

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