Re: Corey Benjamin? Etc...

["John Lyell" <johnlyell@hotmail.com>]

Corey made the mistake of leaving college a year or two too early.  He has
great athleticism but needs an outside shot to round out his NBA game.
Either he works on his game or he disappears to the CBA.

John




----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Hill" <jahill@leasingservice.com>
To: "Celtics-Talk List" <celtics@igloo.igtc.com>
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 10:49 AM
Subject: Corey Benjamin? Etc...


> It looks like the Bulls might have to cut 2 guard Corey Benjamin (He is on
a
> non-guaranteed contract/try out).  He was a pretty good scorer in college
> wasn't he?  Anybody know his game well enough to say if he could
contribute
> off the bench?  The Bulls have cap space, would they want any of our back
> ups in exchange?
>
> I'd say that Stith is projected behind Pierce at the 2 right now.  The
other
> 2's haven't shown me much so far.  We need some people that can hit a pull
> up jumper from 15'.  I always hear "instant offense" off the bench.  I'd
> settle for ANY offense off the bench right now.  Your not going to bench
the
> starter giving 80%, if the back up is worse even giving 110%.  While I
would
> applaud a change from Anderson, Herren won't replace him in the near
future,
> IMO.
>
> Comments off the cuff about this team:
>
> People I talk to who actually still follow the Celtics, keep asking me if
> Walker is "really as fat as he looks" on the tube.
>
> A season ticket holder I know couldn't give away section 2 tickets for the
> preseason game at the Fleet Center the other night.  He also stated that
he
> couldn't give away (free) regular season games last year.  Unless Pitino
> and/or Walker are gone at the end of this year, another waiting list
person
> will get his seats next year.
>
> Every time Pierce opens his mouth the more I like this kid.  Does it seem
> odd to anyone else that the "Celtics family" didn't remember his birthday
> last week?  What is Pitino's posse ...er coaching staff keeping track of?
> Some "family".  I guess when Pitino refers to the "Celtics family" he sees
> himself as an only child.
>
> The more I read about VP's attitude about basketball the more I wish it
was
> contagious and his teammates caught it.  (Apparently the Hornets coach was
> able to spread that last year.  How long is his contract? How much does he
> get paid?)
>
> This defensive scheme just doesn't seem to work.  Are the players that
> stupid/lazy or is the system ill advised when the other team is made up of
> NBA level talent unlike in college?
>
> Looking forward to tonights game, <Jim
>
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>
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