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Re: Callahan on Baker
Does anyone remember Baker hitting a shot outside of 1 0feet since he got
here? I don't. That was one of the things Wallace said when he traded for
him. That he could hit the 15-18 foot jumper. I only remember seeing him
take 1 of those shots in the 18 games thus far, and he missed it.
From: Tammo29@AOL.com
To: celtics@igtc.com
Subject: Re: Callahan on Baker Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 12:13:02 EST
I'm amazed at the number of people who still insist that Bakers
problems
come from a lack of touches.
I can't count how many times I've seen other Celtics stand there dribbling
the ball waiting for Baker to establish some kind of position in order to
get
him the ball and Baker simply can't or won't do it. More than once it
looked
like he was hiding behind the defender.
He doesn't go down on the box and establish himself. He would rather
meander
around until he gets the opportunity to set a pick (his one saving grace),
but then even after setting the pick he stands there instead of going to
the
basket or spotting up for a shot. He never angles himself in order to open
a
passing lane. And he never boxes out on the rebound but uses his hands to
try to dislodge his opponent instead.
I doubt very much that Battie is as talented as Baker even at this stage of
their careers, yet Battie plays the position perfectly. If the coaching
staff would sit Baker down and show him the difference between how he is
playing and how Battie plays, maybe a lightbulb would go off somewhere.
In the meantime I wish people would stop making excuses for the guy. His
problems are his problems...not the coaches, not his teammates, not the
referee's.
Until he admits that to himself nothing will ever change. Maybe the
Callahan
article is exactly the kick in the butt he needs.
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