Re: Kenny...

["Cecil Wright" <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca>]

I would trade Kenny for Charlie Ward right now.  What would the Knicks need
to include to make it work???  Money, draft picks???

Cecil

----- Original Message -----
From: "Berry, Mark S" <berrym@BATTELLE.ORG>
To: <GuyClinch@aol.com>; <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: Kenny...


> I think the "idea" of Kenny Anderson is a lot better than the actual
player.
> Yes, he can dribble better than any point guard in the league. Yes, he can
> shoot better than most point guards. He even comes up with an occasional
> steal on defense.
>
> The problem is, he does a terrible job running this team. He is the
> floor-leader for a team that needs to push the ball, play tough perimeter
> defense and be unselfish in the half-court. Kenny doesn't push the ball,
> doesn't play anything resembling tough defense, and fosters selfishness by
> dominating the ball. Never mind the fact that he sets an example for this
> team with his low-energy effort night-in and night-out. He's punching a
> check at this point in his career.
>
> Kenny has much better point guard "skills" than a guy like Mark Jackson,
but
> who is the better player? Can Jackson dribble like Kenny? No. Is he
quicker?
> No. Can he shoot as well? No. But a point guard's job is to run the team,
> and Jackson can do that. Kenny can't. At least not this team.
>
> Is Herren the answer? You're right, we really don't know. But we do know
> that this team plays better with Randy Brown on the floor, another guy who
> can't dribble, pass or shoot as well as Kenny Anderson. Herren plays the
> game with a reckless abandon that Kenny hasn't known since Georgia Tech.
His
> enthusiasm in his brief preseason stint was contagious, and the team ran
on
> all cylinders when he was in the game.
>
> You're right, of course, about the front line. But there aren't any
options
> there. There are at point guard. I'm willing to take my chances with
Herren
> and Brown. If it doesn't work, I'll be the first to say I was wrong.
>
> Mark
>