Re: [Celtics' Stuff Re: Tell Santa to bring us a win

[JB <jimmetz@xxxxxxx>]

On Monday, December 23, 2002, at 08:56  PM, Celtic4Hire@AOL.com wrote:

> Something you Scrooges haven't noticed is that Pierce for the first 
> time this
> year looked like the PP of last year in the last two games. Threes 
> were going
> down and he was showing much more energy, basically carrying the team 
> like he
> did last year in the playoffs. I don't know what he did to get the 
> extra
> energy but I hope he keeps it up...Have you all factored that into your
> dismal outlooks? In my best Belushi, "Oh, Otter, we're afraaaaaaid of 
> all
> those nasty, away games."...
>
> Kenny still moping and the Sonics are saying he isn't good enough to 
> play
> second string on their team. Yet, he was indespensible to us on some 
> of these
> boards. Philly is saying they are looking for a point guard and don't 
> want
> any of the leftover free agents. Are they angling to get Kenny? That 
> would
> hurt, especially the way Shammond is playing right now. I'm not a 
> Kenny fan
> but even I (like Kenny)  would have enough sense to pass the ball to 
> Walker
> once I pass half-court, unlike Shammond...
>
> DJessen33
>
> *********************************************

	OK, now I get it: Samurai board poster! LOL
	So we're all Scrooges, if we point out that the team is performing 
poorly, not reaching the marks for rebounding and finding the open man; 
weaknesses, that this team needs to overcome to be considered 
championship caliber?
	O'Brien may be correct (and God bless tiny Jim) in saying that the 
full defensive effort, from all 12 players, will keep us in contention, 
but to compete for a championship, I believe we  need to beef up our 
bench, with rebounding and passing skills.
	If Kenny Anderson were available, within our price range, for whatever 
reason, I'd grab him in a minute. He played defense for us and played 
smart. Perhaps his legs were shot at the end, just like Pierce's and he 
missed some big shots, down the stretch, but without him, we never have 
seen the Eastern finals.
	I've likened our offense to the Red Army in WWII. Just taking hit 
after hit and retreating and retreating until the enemy was worn down 
from killing them.
	A good point guard, is like having a  brain in the center of the 
organism, instead of five hearts running around on pure emotion, we'd 
have a guidance system, to direct the energy. Listening to Cedric 
Maxwell call the game on the radio, against Cleveland, we heard 
castigations; against Walker for firing a three with Baker in the low 
post, with his man "pinned" and Pierce for driving into an offensive 
foul, on a three on two break, with Brown open on the wing.
	Philadelphia took Kenny Saterfield. Perhaps looking for someone to 
fill the "Speedy" Claxton  role.
	Hello  Celtics "brain trust?" Grant Long and Greg Anthony are still 
available, but they won't be for long!
	

		JB

	Unchain My Heart !