Re: My take on da Bulls

[Kestas <Kestutis.Kveraga@dartmouth.edu>]

At 04:51 11/3/2001 EST, you wrote:
>Williams - has gone back to regular season play as I had predicted. The refs 
>don't go for his junk during the regular season. He is not our third scorer. 
>Plus he can't run right now. It is so important for us to fast break so we 
>can get some easy offense and we need to take a advantage of playing small 
>guys and Obie leaves him in their when it is obvious that he leg is
bothering 
>him. He even set a moving screen block on a fast break rather than running 
>down the court. This loyalty thing is going a bit too far...

Yup, you're absolutely right. Although it sucks for Eric, his injury, if it
persists, will benefit the Celtics by forcing Obie to play more competent
players. 



>VP - I also didn't understand why Obie stuck with Blount so long when it 
>seemed obvious that VP would be a better choice on Miller and the ferner. As 
>Tommy says, Blount just has no idea on how to block out for rebounding....

It's amazing, isn't? How difficult can it be? But Blount is definitely
learning-challenged, which is why he almost dropped out of pro basketball
despite being a well-built 7-footer with a decent shot and shotblocking
skills.
 
>Kenny - he is playing better, probably his best Celtic basketball. However, 
>he still can't shoot anymore. Palacio has turned into a better shooter than 
>him and that is saying something. Kenny does direct the halfcourt offense 
>better than Palacio but Palacio does energize the running game more....

I agree, except for the 'anymore' part. I think Kenny will discover his
shot, his shooting mechanics are too sound for that. He explained the poor
shooting by his not having his 'game legs' yet in a post-game interview
with Smithers.