RE: [Celtics' Stuff RE: "Adding insult to injury."

["Berry, Mark S" <berrym@BATTELLE.ORG>]

Antoine was fantastic. I've been tough on him (and this doesn't change
that), but he was great last night. Next to the incomparable Washington
game, this clearly was his best effort of the season. He still settled for
too many 3-pointers and took some bad shots, but he also was aggressive with
the drive and pass. Really a great game. He was 14-for-33, which isn't great
at all, but he got to the line nine times and got others involved.

A few other thoughts:

If end-game coaching is any measure, Obie is an absolute genius compared to
other coaches in the league. The Celts are really good in these situations,
and the Knicks fall into line with the Heat and so many other Celtic
opponents in the "lousy" category. Was anyone else dumbfounded when a simple
downscreen left Antoine wide open at the 3-point line for the game-tying
shot? This was only slightly less stunning than Pierce's game-winning layup
in Miami. Anyway, I'm tough on Obie, but he has done a great job at end-game
situations.

The Celts' defense really has improved. Dick Harter's impact is the
difference in this team, because neither the personnel nor offense are
better than years past. Until Sprewell went nuclear, the Knicks struggled to
find any offensive flow against the C's.

One saving grace of the Celtics' duck-and-chuck offense is the low turnover
numbers. Let's face it, they rarely have the ball long enough to turn it
over. Only eight TOs last night.

Rebounding wasn't good last night. They were minus-15.

Brendan Haywood had 17 points, 15 rebounds and 4 blocked shots in another
Wizards road win last night.

Mark


 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Ravi Singh [mailto:kelticsfan@attbi.com] 
Sent:	Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:39 AM
To:	'Celtic's Stuff'; 'Celtics @  igtc.com'
Subject:	[Celtics' Stuff RE: "Adding insult to injury."

What a pleasure it was to watch Antoine Walker tonight.  A truly
spectacular performance worthy of characterizations such as  Bird-like,
Magic-like, etc.... When Walker is on, and utilizing all his skills, he
is an incredible player.  

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-celtics@igtc.com [mailto:owner-celtics@igtc.com] On Behalf
Of JB
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 7:40 PM
To: Celtic's Stuff; Celtics @ igtc.com
Subject: "Adding insult to injury."


   Expect the unexpected. Just when Walker trade scenarios and the usual
frustrations with his "ways," had surfaced, following the debacle in
Chicago, Antoine reminded us what it is that makes him such a tough
player. On a night when Pierce was bottled up like cheap ketchup,
Antoine led the troops to victory, in so many ways, that one wonders
what other NBA player has such a bag of tricks.
   Did you love the three to tie, with seconds left in the clock and the
wiggle down the floor and the howl he roared to the MSG faithful, with
mouth wide open, as he just reveled in the scenario?
   Rebounding in traffic, shooting from all over the court, hurling
behind the back passes to open teammates under the basket, were all in
the mix tonight, as Antoine one upped Latrell Sprewell's career high
scoring night. Walker had at least 40 points, 10 boards and 9 assists.
   I only saw the second half, but it was one of the best games of the
season from that point. In the third, Anderson controlled the ball and
did a nice job, but in the fourth quarter and the overtime, it was
Walker.
   Paul finally put a clamp on Sprewell, as the overtime was over very
quickly. Eric Williams did a great job on Houston and the whole team
played very aggressive defense, throughout.
   Anderson had 14 points and 10 rebounds and really worked hard on
defense, keeping Mark Jackson ineffective in the post, where he usually
kills Kenny. Is there an award for comeback player of the year?
   Poor foul shooting cost us the win in regulation. We might not get so
lucky, on the road, again.
                 

              JB
                   
     
                   

                           Unchain My Heart!


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