Re: Newest NBA superstar!

["Tom Titus" <ttitus@mindspring.com>]

AMEN! this kid has a future fitting in a flowing offense to utilize his all
around talents. Celtics offense is not built around lots of participation by
all. Good luck to JJ; is a shame for the impatience.  TT
-----Original Message-----
From: Ravi Singh <kelticsfan@attbi.com>
To: 'Celtic igtc list (E-mail)' <celtics@igtc.com>; 'Celtic yahoo list
(E-mail)' <celticsstuffgroup@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Friday, February 22, 2002 11:28 PM
Subject: RE: Newest NBA superstar!


>There is no point in dwelling on the trade in this way.  What's the
>point?  O'Brien's system did not have room for the talents of Johnson as
>his skills warranted that the ball he in his hands so that he could
>create for his teammates.  With Walker and Pierce getting the bulk of
>the touches, Johnson's skills were being wasted and they would continue
>to be as long as O'Brien wanted to run the offense through Walker and
>Pierce.  Johnson is so much more than a "stand at the three point line
>and wait for an open look kind of player" and unfortunately O'Brien did
>nothing to utilize his skills appropriately.  Kedrick Brown who is a
>"stand at the three point line kind of guy" will "fit" much better into
>the "system." He'll do the hustle things like rebound and dunk on the
>break but he won't make his teammates better like JJ could have.  Oh
>well... If  O'Brien would have given JJ a chance to be groomed as the
>point guard, because he has those type of skills, Johnson would have fit
>extremely well with Walker and Pierce.  He would have got them so many
>easy shots.  Oh well again....
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-celtics@igtc.com [mailto:owner-celtics@igtc.com] On Behalf
>Of Josh O.
>Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 8:11 PM
>To: Georgek27@AOL.com; celtics@igtc.com
>Subject: Re: Newest NBA superstar!
>
>
>Maybe you should say it to Chris Wallace, Jim O'Brien,
>and Richard Pond.  CC it to Mssrs. Simmons, Vecsey,
>Aldridge, Berry, et. al. as well.
>
>Signed,
>
>Cassandra
>--- Georgek27@AOL.com wrote:
>> 23 pts, 11 reb., 6 assists ... Joe Johnson.
>>
>> BTW it came in a losing effort vs. the Bulls.
>>
>> Seeing numbers like this after his shrinking violet
>> act here I can't say what
>> I'd like to say to him without offending some
>> listmembers.
>>
>> George
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