Re: Obie isn't my friend

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>]

KA is the biggest part of our problem. Sure we need a big man but KA isn't
capable of delivering what we need. He's over the hill mentally and
physically. His silly drives to the hoop and dribble around under the net is
about as ridiculous as it gets, and he does it 5-10 times a game.

L8ter
DanF
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Cc: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 11:21 PM
Subject: Obie isn't my friend


> Here is another loss on a game we should have won. Some people will
attribute
> it to our lack of rebounding or defense. Yes, these are things we should
have
> done better. Others will say it was infamiliarity with the inclusion of
> Rogers and Delk. They definitely looked lost out there (kind of like JJ
did <
> g>). But the common theme I have noticed is that Pierce and Walker are not
> getting the ball in good positions to score. When we win, it is usually
> behind Pierce and occasionally behind Walker. Our studs will be taking the
> ball to the hoop or scoring from outside. It just isn't happening in our
> losses. I have noticed a disturbing trend of a difficulty of Kenny getting
> the entry pass into Pierce. He is forcing Pierce to come out all the way
to
> the 3 point line. Plus, Kenny is going back to his old habit of pounding
the
> ball into the gorund trying to score when he needs to get the ball to the
> guys who actually can score. Kenny, you can't beat anybody anymore. In
this
> gimmick offense, what works is when Pierce or Walker either shoot over the
> top or take it to the rim and then kick the ball out to the open shooters
for
> 3s. Part of the problem is Obies insane reliance of Erik Williams, who the
> defense gambles off of. If we are going to go with this gimmick offense,
we
> need to stay in it and it can't be with that bricklayer Erik Williams on
the
> court. Kenny needs a refresher on what is role is: to get the ball to
Walker
> and Pierce and be ready to make a 20 foot jumper on a kickout. That is
what
> he was doing earlier in the season, not trying to be the guy that makes
the
> play. I think this stuff is Obie's job.
>
> Other notes:
> VP has be totally stinking up the joint this past month if anyone has
> noticed. I really liked the way Blount looked in the Laker game. Obie
> actually noticed it too and suprisingly let him play half of the 3 and all
of
> the 4th quarter. Now, Obie hasagain totally forgot about him again. I'm
not a
> great Blount fan but I think a fire hydrant could play better than VP
right
> now.
>
> Rodney Rogers is huge.
>
> Kedrick was a DNP just like I predicted. You don't think he might have
been
> able to play some defense on Mobley? I think Obie's dream team includes a
> smallish guy at the shooting guard with him putting Delk as the starting 2
> and the consistant playing of Strickland there also. I am starting to
wonder
> if the Celtics (Walker and Pierce) aren't just so talented that they are
> getting by inspite of poor coaching decisions by Obie. I think Pitino's
> defensive pressing gimmick held them back and now I wonder about some of
> Obie's decisions. It is going to be funny on how we trade Kedrick away
this
> summer and say that we were able to trade him and still not affect the
> playing rotation.....
>
> DJessen33