Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V9 #403

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The only way Kedrick is going to get time is during a flu breakout. Don't
these guys learn anything on the pine? We don't have many blowout games.

DanF

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Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V9 #403


> Kedrick wasted his extended garbage time audition against
> the Knicks, and that's why he was a DNP-CD last night. I
> think he may have to wait until the next blowout game to
> re-audition.
>
> Two of Walt's best games this year were when he failed to
> record a single point. Despite not scoring, I think he
> stepped up very well to the challenge of justifying his
> minutes on Friday and last night.
>
> As for Kedrick, his injury setbacks have been relevant.
> There's are busts, but he's yet to earn that tag.
>
> Injuries are the principal reason he's behind Walter this
> year. Kedrick was an 8+ ppg guy in the pre-season, and
> that wasn't a huge game here, a bad game there. He was
> basically looking like a reliable rotation guy.
>
> (Of course, Bruno Sundov averaged a lot of points in the
> preseason too.)
>
> Really, we need more evidence before we write Kedrick
> off.
>
> Obie is doing the right thing, right now IMO. But its a
> long season.
>
> Versus the Knicks, Kedrick didn't strike me as having a
> particularly sweet spot-up shooting stroke, nor was he a
> balls out high energy defender.
>
> Of course it was his first game back from two injuries,
> as well as his first NBA game in nearly a year. He's
> never played in a single D-1 NCAA game.
>
> The next time he's out there, knowing he won't be playing
> more than a few minutes at a stretch, I'd like to see him
> go all out on both ends, and look to create some offense.
>
> Kedrick lost his chance to make Obie's rotation by
> default coming into this season. It was a great
> opportunity lost (to injury).
>
> Now he may need to have a breakout performance in order
> to force himself back into the picture. Steals, rebounds,
> blocks, creating his own shot, knocking in a couple of
> threes. He's still a theoretical rather than an actual
> talent.
>
> You've got to put his career development in perspective,
> but without question there is a whole lot of wishful
> thinking going on.
>
> Joe H.
>
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