Re: Radical Lineup

[Elgin W Booth <ewbooth@cisunix.unh.edu>]

Antoine at point? Haven't we learned anything about Antoine is the four
years he's been here? Let's face it, his ballhandling is only good in the
paint and he makes the dumbest passes ever. Playing him at point is
inviting disaster.

Antoine should be handling the ball as little as possible. That is when he
is the most effective, in the paint spinning on a defender and passing out
of a double team.

On Sun, 16 Apr 2000 Thndrblt31@aol.com wrote:

> To throw a twist in the first idea, what about the lineup below instead?  I 
> also threw in a couple notes about the players and what would have to happen 
> for this to work.
> 
> pg  Antoine Walker - Get into excellent shape, practice three point shooting 
> all summer (ala Carter and Hill), become committed to defense.
> sg  Adrian Griffen - Get some rest, develop three point range, work on ball 
> handling.
> sf  Paul Pierce - Become more committed to defense (i.e. not slacking off).
> pf  Danny Fortson - Get into excellent shape, work on agility.
> c   PICK-A-CENTER - Potapenko, Battie, whoever.  I think we should take a 
> look at Olumide from Nigeria and see if he is worth our lottery pick.
> 
> I threw in Adrian because he complements the starters so well and I really 
> believe all he needs is some time off and he'll be back better than ever.  
> The bench would consist of whoever we trade Kenny for (Charlie Ward?), a free 
> agent shooter (DAnderson or CMobley?), and the regulars probably.
> 
> Antoine on defense could be a major liability depending on who we play.  I 
> remember someone mentioning that he did a decent job on Sam Cassell when 
> Walker moonlighted as Magic for his triple-double.  Someone like Marbury 
> gives everyone trouble.  We'd be better off adjusting the lineup for that 
> kind of occasion either putting DA or CM on him or start the backup point 
> guard.
> 
> Whatever happens, I don't think we'll be seeing Kenny as a Celtic next season 
> due to all of his recent whining about the team.  
> 
> - thndr
> 
> 
> In a message dated 4/16/00 3:13:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> dajubo@earthlink.net writes:
> 
> << This may sound crazy, but if there are no major changes next 
>  season, I believe that this is a lineup that could be effective:
>  
>  PG-Walker
>  SG-Pierce
>  C-Battie
>  PF-Fortson
>  SF-Williams
>  
>  Pitino has said that Walker has Magic Johnson-like skills, so why 
>  not utilize them? Walker has shown that he is capable of playing 
>  the point in the past.
>  
>  As far as Battie is concerned, this is no knock on Potapenko. The 
>  reasoning is that I believe we need Fortson to play a significant 
>  role, and Battie's defensive presence down low will help make up 
>  for Fortson's lack of height. >>
>