RE: One more thing...

[OzerskyJA <OzerskyJA@cmog.org>]

I agree with Mark on this.  The hallmark of Celtic basketball
has been passing and balanced scoring.  We aren't going to 
get that, but we need to get these other guys involved, and not
just as three-point shooters, either.  Mark Blount should be getting
the ball in the post; Eric Williams should be driving/posting up his
man; Brown/Palacio should be constantly looking for daylight.

Josh Ozersky	
Marketing Communications Specialist 
Corning Museum of Glass

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Berry, Mark  S [SMTP:berrym@BATTELLE.ORG]
> Sent:	Thursday, March 08, 2001 10:52 AM
> To:	'celtics@igtc.com'
> Subject:	One more thing...
> 
> Last night was a glaring example of how, even in the best of times, the
> 3-point shot causes problems. Great shooting night for Toine and Pierce
> from
> long range (11 for 22 combined), but the thing the 3-pointer doesn't do,
> when used as a primary weapon, is create opportunities for other players.
> One of the marks of a great player is drawing the double team and finding
> the open man. Neither Toine nor Pierce did that last night. They took
> quick
> shots--and certainly made more than their share in a great shooting
> performance--but many of those shots were long-range bombs before the
> Bucks
> had doubled or rotated. It didn't create any openings to be exploited by
> other players.
> 
> The Bucks, on the other hand, took advantage of the defensive attention
> drawn by Allen and Robinson by finding Thomas and Hunter for open shots.
> Allen and Robinson certainly didn't have good games and they aren't poster
> children for passing out of the double team, but last night the Bucks as a
> team took advantage of the extra attention afforded their two stars. The
> Celtics' two stars had great shooting nights, but it didn't do a thing for
> their teammates.
> 
> Mark