Re: The Beat The Crappy Teams 2001 World Tour Continues

["Cecil Wright" <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca>]

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From: "Berry, Mark S" <berrym@BATTELLE.ORG>
To: "'Cecil Wright'" <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca>; "Berry, Mark S"
<berrym@BATTELLE.ORG>; <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 12:37 PM
Subject: RE: The Beat The Crappy Teams 2001 World Tour Continues


> Actually, Cecil, he was saying it as a criticism of Iverson. (If only Obie
> had the guts to say the same to Pierce and Walker) The gist of the story
was
> that the Sixers want to involve Coleman and Mutombo more early in the
> offense and let Iverson feed off that inside-out attack, instead of
> everything starting and ending with Iverson.

As long as Iverson is in Philly, it will start and end with him.

>
> By the way, is it too early to be really alarmed by Antoine's shooting
> percentage? His current .391 is a far cry from even his usually lousy .410
> or so.

And it has risen drastically after an awful start to the season.

I don't know how anyone who defends his play to this point can just
> ignore this. It's just incredibly bad.

No argument here.  I am not saying he should be given carte blanche to shoot
whenever he wants but I share Paul's opinion that our duo, on this team, in
its' present composition, will get the majority of the shots.  It may not be
pleasant to watch or the ultimate in team basketball, but it is the only way
this team has a chance to win most games.

I'll give him credit for rededicating
> himself to rebounding this season, however. He really has hit the boards
> hard for a team that desperately needed it.
>

I think he has always been a decent rebounder.  I think his free throw
percentage has improved more than his rebounding.  Now if only he can get to
the line on a regular basis.  I will say that I really liked the drives to
the hoop by he and Paul recently.

Cecil





>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Cecil Wright [mailto:cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca]
> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 7:25 PM
> To: Berry, Mark  S; celtics@igtc.com
> Subject: Re: The Beat The Crappy Teams 2001 World Tour Continues
>
>
>
> > As for all the 3-pointers... (and please tell me you don't think 16
> 3-point
> > attempts from the power forward is a good thing)... here's a direct
quote
> > from Larry Brown: "If you think inside/outside, you have a much better
> > opportunity to rebound or get fouled," Brown said. "I don't mind outside
> > shots, but I don't like them early in the clock. You can always get an
> > outside shot. . ."
>
> While I agree with this sentiment, I find it amusing that Larry says that
> while he watches Iverson bomb away at will, often with plenty of time
> remaining on the clock.  He is at least as guilty of jacking up
ill-advised
> shots as is Paul or Toine.  You watch the Sixers closely and see how many
> times Mutombo is their first or even second option.
>
> Iverson leads the league is field goal attempts per game.  And they
> certainly are not layups he is missing en route to his .341% shooting.
Now
> it may improve as the season unfolds but for Larry to make that quote,
given
> his own star's proclivity for untimely shots, is funny.
>
> Cecil