Kenny was "Melonhead"

[Joe Hironaka <j.hironaka@unesco.org>]

    I agree that on a Pitino-style running team, Kenny Anderson is arguably
underperforming by around 40% in passing production. Mark Jackson was a ROY and
a 10 or 11 assist guy in the system. Was he a better talent than Kenny? Probably
but perhaps not.

    The Celtics run, run, run and have guys that should be able to finish pretty
well off of a good lead pass. We have a pretty stagnant offense. We have a power
forward that is forced to play point sometimes to pick up the tempo. As noted,
Walker averaged more assists over the final two months (26 games) than Kenny
Anderson.

    A lot of local writers say that Kenny was the only player on the team to
play well and live up to expectations last season. Perhaps that's true, but I
certainly share Josh's opinions on this subject.

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OzerskyJA wrote:

> unfortunately, there is more to team play than being in shape
> and playing within yourself.  Walker is a designated scorer;
> he is doing his job on the team by taking a lot of shots.  They
> should go in instead of being blocked, but that is another issue.
> Kenny is supposed to be running the team.  Instead, all he does
> is pound the ball waiting for a jumpshooter to come of a screen,
> or look for daylight so that he can turn on the jets and get a layup.
> He plays within himself all too well -- he only turns it on when he
> sees an opportunity for himself.  He is a great talent, which is more
> infuriating still.  He should be getting guys layups right and left,
> dropping
> ten assists a night, and energizing the team.  Instead, he's a soul-killing
> Kevorkian in sneakers.
>
> Josh Ozersky
> Marketing Communications Specialist
> Corning Museum of Glass