Re: [Celtics' Stuff Fingers should be pointing in two directions.

[Celtic4Hire@xxxxxxx]

<< We don't have a second unit per se, as our defense hits the skids when 
 reserves enter the game.  We also don't rebound the ball well enough to run 
 consistently, nor do we have anyone who can run the break.  This team is not 
 built to fast break. >>

I agree that the Cs are presently not constituted to run the break. I think 
it most of it is because they haven't been coached to run it. You can still 
can fast break without a breaking point guard if your players are coached to 
pass the ball ahead. (Do I sound like Tommy?).

You put a Spud Webb or a Earl Boykins on the second unit and you have 
breaking team regardless. These guys force the pace, putting on so much 
pressure on the defense themselves that the guys on the wing don't have be 
leading. You also don't have to have the rebound to force the pace. Watch the 
Mavericks. They fastbreak on made baskets just like Tommy has been saying all 
along.

Don't blame Wallace that the Cs don't have the ball-handler with speed that 
run the break. Obie wants three point shooters at his point guard spot - 
Delk, Shammond and JR. None of these guys have the confidence in their 
dribbling to start a fast break on their own. In fact Delk and Shammond 
normally slow up a little to let their opponents get by them so they can gage 
where they are at and won't be trying the flick the ball away. JR shows more 
of a propensity to get the ball up quicker but he has a long ways to go. 
Regardless of the fanfare, Kenny was not a fast break point guard. He 
preferred to bring the ball up more slowly and attempt to break down his 
opponent one-on-one.

Don't forget that Obie says they don't practice the break....and it shows. 
I'm not saying they have to be the Nets or the Mavericks. I'm just saying if 
they could break as much as the average team. But we can't because we are 
saving our energy for DEFENSE. Breaking is fun. The players love it because 
it allows them creativity and the ability to show off their athletic ability 
and the chance for slam dunks. 

Just getting a point guard isn't going to change the mentality. Walker went 
down on a two on one with Delk and refuse to pass him the ball, went to the 
hoop and missed the layup. A team properly schooled in the fast break would 
know that you pass the ball just to get it back. It mesmorizes the defender. 
You have to change the coaching. The Celtics are what they are BECAUSE OF THE 
COACHING....

DJessen33