Re: Sportsline: Anderson Annoyed with Pitino

[Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>]

I've been stewing over this for days.  Believe me, I 
take no pleasure in having my suspicions confirmed. 
What I find hard to believe is that Kenny actually
uses
the word "dominates" in what he thinks is a good way! 
 As if that's what a point guard is supposed to do!  I

love how the sap that wrote this report actually 
thinks the reason Kenny doesn't get more assists is 
because the other players blow layups. Kenny, Kenny, 
Kenny.  This guy will never get it.  Let Antoine be 
the focus
of the offense.  Just get a speedy, defensive-
oriented, pass first push man, an Avery Johnson or 
Jacques Vaughn, and there will be plenty of offense to
 go around.  We don't need a dynamite scorer.  I say 
trade Kenny and the pick to get a shotblocker (or to 
move up for Joel Pryzbilla), and go out and sign a 
Vaughn for the exception.  Maybe we can trade Tony 
Battie (who I have also given up on) for a Terry 
Cummings-type too.  Keep Danny.  It's got to help our
 cap situation that Minor, Pervis, and Dino Radja are 
coming off; maybe we can unload Dana too, for a pick 
or a real point.



--- Bos3332@aol.com wrote:
> Celtics team report 
> Updated 2:37 PM ET April 14, 2000 
> SportsLine.com Report
> April 14, 2000 
> 
> Believe Rick Pitino and the Celtics are running
> smoother than the Good
> Ship Lollipop? Look at the facts and you see an
> organization in complete
> disarray. Players questioning playing time and
> begging out of town. Then
> there's the ever-present rumors that Pitino will be
> the first to leave
> town when the season's over. 
> 
> Yes, all the signs of turmoil are in place now that
> the Celtics have
> been eliminated from postseason contention and
> rumors are rampant that
> coach Rick Pitino won't be back. 
> 
> The latest stirring of the pot comes from point
> guard Kenny Anderson,
> who isn't even among the top 20 assist leaders in
> the NBA. Anderson, who
> entered the season averaging 7.3 assists a game in
> his eight seasons in
> the league, is disgusted with his slide down to
> about five dimes a game.
> He says he knows why it's happening. 
> 
> "That's obvious,'' he told USA Today. "I don't
> initiate plays in our
> offense. I don't dominate the ball. That's Rick
> Pitino's decision. I
> wish I had the ball more. That's not a knock on
> anyone. It's just the
> system, the makeup of the team.'' 
> 
> In the Boston system, forward Antoine Walker often
> handles the ball. In
> a 99-94 victory against Atlanta on Monday, Anderson
> scored 24 points
> with three assists, bringing his four-game averages
> to 24.8 points and
> 5.0 assists. 
> 
> "I don't buy into that at all,'' countered Pitino.
> "He (Anderson)
> handles it plenty. (Walker) will bring it up now and
> then when we have a
> lot of pressure. But that's not the reason why he
> (Anderson) doesn't
> have a lot of assists.'' 
> 
> But Pitino wouldn't elaborate on why Anderson, who
> averaged 9.6 assists
> a game playing for New Jersey in 1993-94, isn't
> averaging more assists
> this season. He consistently has said Anderson has
> done everything he's
> asked. 
> 
> Now, Anderson's asking why Pitino hasn't asked more.
> 
> 
> "There should be no doubt that I am a pass-first
> guy. I'm just hoping I
> can get back to being me this fall," Anderson said.
> <snips>
> 
> 
> 

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