Re: Re: Kenny Anderson will be a GREAT PG

[kevin from singapore <bostonceltics17@yahoo.com>]

good post. I am hopefully optimistic that KA will thrive under OB, after seeing
resurrection of Vitaly, EW the last 2 weeks.
>>I think José might be right. If Kenny is given a chance to play his game
>>under Jim O'Brien, we all might be pleasantly surprised. Pitino made a mess
>>out of Kenny. In fact, I think Kenny's best game with the Celtics was his
>>first. It was out on the west coast against Seattle, who at the time had the
>>best record in the NBA. Kenny had just gotten to the Celtics and hadn't had
>>time yet to be coached in Pitino's "system". When Kenny was on the floor,
>>the team had to improvise. He started making great passes to Ron Mercer
>>coming off picks and threaded the needle to other guys under the basket. He
>>made some clutch jumpers as well. It was beautiful and the Celtics won. Both
>>Heinsohn and Cousy were in heaven!
>>
>>Of course, we've all seen a lot more games since then and I have to agree
>>that KA is probably not the best possible point guard for the Celtics.
>>However, I have to disagree with the people who just flat-out say he sucks.
>>True, he should be making a few more assists per game (he led the Celtics
>>last year with 5.1, down to 4.5 so far this year) , but we need his scoring
>>too (14 PPG last year). We need more players besides Pierce and Walker who
>>can consistenly score double figures. Kenny is an excellent 3-pt. shooter
>>(.386 led team last year; .407 this season) - having him out there might
>>help keep Walker's 3-point attempts down. He's also an experienced NBA
>>veteran (we don't have many of those), takes care of the ball, can make
>>shots under pressure, knows how to get to the line and MAKES his free throws
>>(.875 this year).
>>
>>I think Randy Brown and Palacio have been doing well for the Celtics, but
>>they have their weaknesses too. While their 2-pt percentages are great,
>>(.478/.500), they are almost zilch from 3-pt range (.000/.250). Brown's
>>freethrow % is bad (.593) and their combined assists average 4.3 (Brown 2.8;
>>Palacio 1.5). On the positive side, Brown's defense has been outstanding.
>>
>>A healthy KA/Brown combo could do very well for the Celtics, and let them
>>concentrate on their more glaring weaknesses under the basket. Of course,
>>only time will tell...
>>
>>
>>
>>José Ogando <jose3030@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:cis77tkk4f54i4bbh8uatg19ojcjht4aki@4ax.com...
>>> Under Jim O'Brien.
>>>
>>> Mark my words.
>>>
>>>
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