Re: Thoughts on the disappointing Celtics

[Dan Forant <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>]

How bout letting Pots play more, 23 minutes per game and averaging 3 fouls,
and 9 points, 6 boards,something is wrong. We're having another sucky year
so let him develop. He had 16 points in 31 minutes, and 10 boards, and only
3 fouls against Sacro. Play him till he drops or fouls out. This is
Pitinoism, it is failing. 

At 12:37 PM 1/12/00 -0500, you wrote:
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>>Oh c'mon Alex. Mourning and PJ are uncommonly mobile and quick athletes -
>>two the quickest pound for pound. They are the exact opposite of
>>Potapenko, who carries at least 30 extra pounds of muscle than those
>>guys. If you make Potapenko switch and trap, he will look at his very
>>worst and he'll continue to give up those 8-10 or 15-20 games to the
>>Shaqs and Mournings of the world. But if you ask Vitaly to try to use
>>leverage to body up and deny ideal position in the paint (without
>>reaching in or grabbing too much), at least he can say "yeah coach, I can
>>do that!" and have a fighting chance. In this sense, Potapenko is not in
>>the right system presently.
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>Here's a crazy idea.  How about if Pots spends less time in the weight room 
>and more time in the gym working on his skills.  Lose a little size and
maybe 
>gain some mobility.  
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>Rich,,,
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