Re: JB's good point

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

What does everyone think of selecting Tayshaun Prince to play the 3 spot ?


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Hill" <jahill@leasingservice.com>
To: "Celtics-Talk List" <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 8:55 PM
Subject: Re: JB's good point


>
> Date: Sat, 05 May 2001 07:59:57 -0400 from Jim Metz,
>
> >....The real problem seemed to be the ego battles between Pierce, Walker
and
> >Mercer, over who would get the shots. Acquiring a veteran all-star
caliber
> >player should make any changes in the pecking order a little smoother.
> >    On the other hand, any team with Walker at point guard, might have
> >exactly those kind of problems. Why are Palacio and Anderson able to get
> >Vitaly 10-15 very efficient points, while Walker never looks for him?
>
> While you may be asking a rhetorical question, my thoughts are I believe
> that VP needs, like many big men, the pass in his somewhat narrow "comfort
> zone" to have a better then 50% chanc e of catching it and going into his
> shot effectively.
>
> Walker is a wonderful passer but Palacio and Anderson have been thinking
> like PG's for years.  IMO, Walker passes as a second option to take the
ball
> out of his own hands when he can't score, where a good PG will be thinking
> pass as a first option and the PG will develop the play to get the pass to
> the shooter in the comfort zone for each different teammate.
>
> It will be a big shift to see Walker put the other shooters on the team as
> the first option if they really try this Walker at PG experiment.
>
> However one of the things that made Bird a true point forward was the fact
> that he could develop the play for his teammates AND make the comfort zone
> pass to help the man score.  Walker isn't that good yet.  This experiment
> should help regardless if he becomes the PG or not.
>
> I remember a story by a former Celtics player that was about Bird hitting
a
> teammate in the face/head with a pass under the basket when the player
> wasn't watching where the ball was.  Bird made some remark about always be
> prepared to catch the ball if Bird had the ball or take a seat.  He wasn't
> going to waste another pass. I don't know if it is true or not but I like
> the attitude.
>
> <Jim
>
>