Re: So far so ...

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We did get a big contribution from Baker tonite. The supporting cast is
setting the game up for Pierce and Walker. With Baker outscoring and playing
Battie (min) there may be a healthy rivalry.

DanF

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Delevett" <pdelevett@yahoo.com>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 8:30 PM
Subject: So far so ...


> Been meaning to say that I'm pleasantly surprised by
> the team's record thusfar. With all the personnel
> changes, I'd expected them to struggle in the first 20
> games. But Walker/Pierce are (dare I say) becoming a
> Jordan/Pippen tandem, talented enough to carry the
> team regardless of their teammates.
>
> I feared we'd miss Kenny and Strickland, but Delk and
> S Williams have really stepped up. Last time I
> compared the stats, Shammond was delivering almost
> identical numbers to Kenny's last year, albeit with a
> noticeable dropoff in assists. And Delk is making the
> Johnson trade look smart, Wednesday's game
> notwithstanding.
>
> Funny how Seattle is winning with zero contribution
> from Kenny AND with no Vin Baker. They've really
> missed his production, huh? Addition by subtraction.
> Joe H. was right the other day: on a per-minute basis,
> Vin is roughly as productive as he was last year, but
> his foul rate has doubled. I'm not gonna beat the dead
> horse about Baker's lack of productivity for Boston,
> except to say I'm damn glad we don't miss Rogers as
> much as I thought we would, thanks mostly to Battie's
> career year. (Wonder how much of that is inspired by
> the fact that Tony no longer has to worry about
> sharing time with Rogers and Vitaly.) Rogers,
> meanwhile, hasn't made a huge impact in Jersey.
>
> It would be nice, though, if as the season progresses
> we start getting contributions from Baker, Kedrick and
> Sundov. It's a long season and I don't know if Obie
> can ride the same 8 guys so long and hard without
> somebody breaking down and/or opponents figuring out
> how to stop us.
>
> Next milestone I'm looking forward to is the All-Star
> break. We'll see what the state of affairs is then.
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