Fwd: ? on Walker

[JB <jimmetz@xxxxxxx>]

>>>   There had to be several occasions where Paul passed up the passing
>>> option, to open teammates,  as did Walker, where he was finding them
>>> early in the game. Perhaps there were some blocked shots, turnovers,
>>> foul attempts that didn't get registered as shots taken?
> 		JB
>
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>> Usually when someone has a perception he can recall at least one 
>> example of
>> what led to that perception.
>> Isn't it possible that the Knicks made an adjustment at halftime and 
>> decided
>> to not make it as easy for the Celtics centers to get to the basket 
>> when the
>> other Celtics players drove which in turn made it easier for Antoine, 
>> Tony,
>> Shammond and Paul to get to the hoop.
> Tammo
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> 	There were numerous occasions when Paul and Antoine went away from 
> the pass first mentality, after the first 8 minutes. If you need a 
> bookmark, you might remember the announcer; probably Shawn Elliot, 
> saying: "the only ones who can stop Paul and Antoine are themselves," 
> following  Pierce, trying to drive through the lane against three 
> defenders.
> 	JB
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>
>> Well that is the way I took your two totally different reactions from 
>>  the
>> last two games.  Here are your two posts and you tell me if the 
>> reactions
>> aren't markedly different.
>>
>> Paul comes close to a triple double in a win against New York where 
>> he only
>> plays 34 minutes and your reaction is to say:
>>
>> <     ***I wish he had kept it up. He might have had twenty assists 
>> instead of
>>
>> only eight. This would seem to be what o'Brien is talking about, in
>> regard to Pierce's game and unselfishness.***
>>
>
>>  .......O'Brien has never to my knowledge singled out any
>> player in talking about unselfishness, only talking in generalizations
>> appropriate for the entire team)
>
>> 	Tammo
>
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> 	It was meant as it was written. Nothing more, nothing less. I'd 
> rather a player get 20 assists than 40 points. I really enjoyed the 
> passing.
> 	As for O'Brien's statements, he has been quoted as saying exactly as 
> I wrote; that Paul needs to work on passing out of the double teams 
> and that other than rebounding, the team's second most important area 
> of stress is unselfishness. Paul is part of the team isn't he? Or did 
> you mean that O'Brien meant everyone else, except Paul ?
> 	JB
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>>
>> Antoine comes almost as close to a triple double in 43 minutes and 
>> this is
>> what you said:
>> ***Antoine is trying very hard, to do everything imaginable on the 
>> court,
>> it's almost sad.***
>>
>> Maybe I am jumping to conclusions but I'd say those two statements 
>> after
>> similar games by our two captains makes it pretty easy to do.
> 	Tammo
>
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> 	Jump all day, jump all night.
> 	I'm not measuring what I say about Paul, with what I've said about 
> Antoine. I had the above impression and wrote it. Neither was it meant 
> to be complimentary, or a knock. It was just what I felt, watching > him.
>
> 		JB
>
> 	Unchain My Heart !