Re: JB's good point

["Jaims" <jaims@info.com.ph>]

Too soft!

Jaims
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Lyell" <johnlyell@hotmail.com>
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Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 10:13 AM
Subject: Re: JB's good point


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