Re: Karl sees the light

["Jason Jones" <jdjones1@midway.uchicago.edu>]

Does anyone on the list know who this line belongs to?

9-12 23 points 4 assists 1 steal 0 TO's?

Threre is definitely a silver lining to this one.  

The ice-man cometh!



Jason David Jones.
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Chicago Il 60615
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-----Original Message-----
From: Steve and Michelle Ouellette <redsox@westelcom.com>
To: Celtics list <celtics@igtc.com>
Date: Sunday, November 04, 2001 10:29 AM
Subject: Karl sees the light


>I don't think any one of us can claim to know more about basketball than
>George Karl and George Karl sees the light:
>
>"I'm not sure I would tolerate Walker's shot selection all the time.
>There's a line between confidence and arrogance. I think if [the
>Celtics] can get ... a little confident, it can get dangerous. That's
>what you're working on.''
>
>When Walker's 6-for-29 performance against the Nets came up, Karl added,
>''I said to Glenn[ Robinson] and Ray[ Allen], `Tell me if you're 5 for
>20 you'll stop shooting. Just tell me.' They both said, `Yeah Coach,
>unless I'm wide open.' All my guys know that if they're not in the
>rhythm, it's OK to ride the other horse.''
>
>This is all that I ask. Karl said in the story that he gives his
>shooters plenty of freedom (Glenn Robinson, Sam Cassell, Ray Allen, Tim
>Thomas take LOTS of shots), but there's such a thing as too much.
>
>Complain about the Celtics' lack of other shooters, but I would rather
>have any player on the team take an open 17-footer than see Antoine spin
>into a triple team and get a shot sent back by Ervin Johnson. Creating a
>shot is no big deal if it has no chance of going in and Antoine takes a
>half dozen of those a game.
>
>STEVE O