Re: Compulsive Shooting Disorder

["Cecil Wright" <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca>]

>    Great post Bob (see below).
>    Back in the old days, the Celtics had another "gunner," who would shoot
> the ball, whenever he had the chance. His name was Tommy Heinsohn. The
> difference was, that Red did not run the offense through him. Red put the
> ball in the hands of his point guard (Cousy, then K.C. Jones), who gave
> Tommy his shots, when the team needed them and/or when he was hot.

*Is this the same Red who wanted Forte who *obviously* will never get
oncourt?  Guess his knowledge has waned.

 >    As far as Billups playing the point, for Boston, it was his feuding
with
> Antoine, over where the first pass should go, that got him traded, as Rick
> felt he needed a veteran point guard to assert his offense. Unfortunately,
> Anderson got hurt, within the first month of his arrival and our offense
has
> primarily gone through Antoine ever since.
>
* Does this explain why Pitino tried to get Alvin Williams instead of
Billups?  A veteran presence?

Cecil







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> on 2/18/02 5:14 PM, Bob McChesney at rwmcches@uiuc.edu wrote:
>
> > Antoine Walker's propensity to continue shooting even when his shots are
> > clearly not falling is a major concern. The Cs record when he passes for
6
> > or more assists in a game is something like 18-3. The Celtics' record
when
> > he shoots a great deal and misses most of them is below .500.
> >
> > Consider the following: The top 15 scorers in the NBA, the number of
games
> > they have taken at least 20 shots, and the number of those games when
they
> > made a third or less of those shots. In other words, how many stink bomb
> > games where they shot a lot, but shot under 34 percent.
> >
> > Here is the list:
> >
> > NAME......over 20 shots ....under 1/3 made
> >
> > 1. Iverson........40.................13
> > 2. Pierce.........28................. 2
> > 3. Shaq..........17.................. 0
> > 4. Kobe..........27.................. 2
> > 5. Carter.........40.................. 7
> > 6. Duncan.......20.................. 2
> > 7. McGrady.....26................. 4
> > 8. Jordan........38.................. 8
> > 9. Nowtitzki....14.................. 1
> > 10. Malone.....19.................. 2
> > 11. Stackhouse.24............... 3
> > 12. Allen........12.................. 2
> > 13. Walker.....33..................13
> > 14. Stojakovic..24................. 3
> > 15. Payton.....24.................. 3
> >
> > What jumps out?
> >
> > 1. Walker has a ton of 20 shot games, but his scoring average is way
done
> > among guys who have taken a lot less shots per game. He has a terrible
> > shooting percentage.
> >
> > 2. Not a single one of these players' teams has a winning record when
that
> > player has stink bomb games; (i.e. 20 or more shots, but making 1/3 of
them
> > or less.) Stink bomb games tend to produce losses, even for good teams.
> >
> > 3. The Cs are 6-7 when Antoine stinks up the gym, and that is a little
> > flukish from the first half of the schedule, when the schedule was soft.
> > Paul was absolutely torrid on a couple of Antoine's stink bombers early
in
> > the season. Five of Antoine's past 6 stink bombers have been losses.
This
> > team is not good enough to win when Antoine puts up a 7-23 night.
> >
> > 3. Antoine's shooting is really out of line with other big scorers in
the
> > NBA. Rick Pitino, who I have often defamed, had it right: If Antoine
wants
> > to put up all these shots he should practice three hours per day until
he
> > starts making them.
> >
> > Better yet, Antoine should just shoot less, and pass more. 18-3 when he
has
> > 6 assists or more says it all. O'Brien should tattoo that on his
forehead.
> >
> >
> >
> > Robert W. McChesney
> > Your Man in Urbana
> > Institute of Communications Research
> > University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
> > www.robertmcchesney.com