Re: last night's game

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

JB's last post and this post from Josh is a good illustration of the
difference in philosophyon this list IMHO.

JB is concerned with the fact that Walker had no assists despite the margin
of victory while Josh is perfectly content to take a game like this from him
all the time.

Where do the rest of you stand on this issue?

Cecil



----- Original Message -----
From: "Josh Ozersky" <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>
To: <celtics@igloo.igtc.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2000 5:59 AM
Subject: last night's game


> I watched last night's game and thought it went really
> well.  I still am not prepared for the stress of
> opening night, but we definitely handled the bulls.
> We were in complete control for the whole game,
> despite a monster night from Elton Brand (39 and 14.)
> Brand was guarded at times by Walter, Antoine, and
> other comparative weaklings, and there wasn't a damn
> thing they could do with him. Boy he is good.  But
> when we put Vitaly on him he wasn't so saucy anymore.
> A good example of why defense means more than
> shotblocking.  I came away from this game feeling
> pretty good.  Here are my player takes:
>
> Herren:  the guy's stat line was very impressive, and
> he's obviously for real.  He is a true point guard,
> has great range, and is a real hard-nosed kid.  He is
> much slower than you may have heard on D, though.  He
> seemed to struggle keeping up with Khalid El-Amin!
> That's where the Jason Williams comparison falls
> apart.  I don't know if he has the jets to be a
> starting PG in this league, although I'm sure he could
> get away with it on offense.  Anyway, he will give us
> a real life.  I don't see how we are going to split up
> PG time!
>
> Adrian:  this game was won, in my mind, by Adrian
> Griffin.  Just like the AG of old -- always making key
> plays, always getting the key rebound, always being in
> the right place at the right time.  This guy played so
> well last night -- he is definitely back to form.
>
> Paul -- looked good.  Forced his shots I thought.
> Which is understandable given the circumstances.
>
> Twon -- one of the most unselfish, controlled games
> I've ever seen Twon play.  I can't remember him taking
> a shot the defense didn't give him, and he his his
> FTs.  He's clearly not a power forward the way Elton
> Brand is a power forward, but he really is a wonderful
> player.  I'm not sure he's a great offensive talent,
> really, but I can live without that if he plays this
> smart and rebounds a little more.
>
> Kenny -- I had gotten so mad at him that I forgot that
> he does some things well.  Still doesn't seem to feel
> like passing the ball much, but he did make a few good
> passes...I guess we need him, given that Randy Brown's
> body probably won't take more than 20 minutes or so a
> game.  Missed a few jumpers he usually makes.
> Meanwhile real PGs like Khalid El-Amin and Chris
> Herren outpass him, despite his great talent; on the
> other hand, I forgot that he can get by pretty much
> anybody on the perimeter.
>
> Walter - terrible.  I understand why people hate him.
> Didn't do anything; threw up brick after brick from
> long range.  A real minus.  Put him on the IR.
>
> Eric -- OK, but still dumb.  Still no in-between game.
>  Everything is either spot up jump shooting from 23
> feet or drive into a crowd of bodies and get
> fouled/shoot an offbalance jumper.  Eric is a real
> oddball talent, but at least he can score and play
> some defense.
>
> Moiso -- I thought he looked lost again (I missed part
> of the first half.)  Couldn't get the ball down low,
> got lost on D, etc.  ON the other hand, he changed
> several shots with his shotblocking power.
>
> Blount -- didn't do much, but hit a long jump shot,
> which I didn't think he could do, and blocked a shot.
> Has a big presence, but isn't very aggressive yet; too
> soon to say whether that's characterological or just
> experience.  A great player to have available on your
> bench, that's for sure.
>
> Stith -- looks good, didn't do much.  Another good
> bench player to have.
>
> Vitaly -- Vitaly posted up down low several times, got
> the ball, and scored on his hooks.  He obviously has
> been practicing all summer, and believe it or not,
> even has a little lift on his shot!  Looks great,
> although his (and everybody else's) rebounding numbers
> were abominable in this game.  Boy do I like this guy.
>
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