Re: Obie isn't my friend

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

Agreed, OB is missing some obvious clues as to who to play and when.
Kedrick's appearance in the Dallas game should have been an eye opener. It
will take awhile for this new addition of Delk and Rogers to mold. 5-20
games isn't unreasonable. That's just the way chemistry works in sports.
Kedrick just has to have time in each game.

We have a couple of head cases building on this team. Walker and Pierce need
a serious refresher in the *team concept* course. It's OB's job to
articulate that. Anderson just needs a stick-em note on his locker.

I do believe we're doing well because the League sucks. 10 years ago this
Celtic team would not be a playoff threat.

L8ter
DanF
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kestas" <Kestutis.Kveraga@dartmouth.edu>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: Obie isn't my friend


> At 23:21 2/23/2002 EST, you wrote:
> >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.
>
> Yup, it's been so bad I've been wishing for Blount to play, too.
>
> >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 like this trade, but like Wallace said, he only provides the
ingredients,
> Obie does the cooking and that's the problem. He apparently can motivate
> the troops, but rivals Isiah Thomas as a basketball strategist. Mobley was
> killing us the whole game, shooting over Delk and Strickland at will. The
> Rockets were slaughtering us on the boards. Kedrick only had his best
> rebounding game as a Celtic against Dallas, and could've really bothered
> Mobley with his height and athleticism.  But  Obie grounded him as a
reward
> for his performance against Dallas AND didn't play Rogers in the second
> half, apparently in fear that Rodney would destroy that beautiful
offensive
> flow the Celtics had going in the last 3 quarters. So the Rockets are
> roaring past us, and Obie just stands there like a village idiot with that
> dumbfounded, squinting expression on his face.
>
> > 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.....
>
> I expect Kedrick, not to mention Forte, to go the JJ route because of
Obie.
> I was happy to see him in the starting lineup against Dallas, but that
> apparently was to last only until Delk got into town. If you draw a DNP-CD
> after a strong performance and when the team could really use your defense
> and rebounding, you're not in the coach's plans. What the hell do we need
> Kedrick for if we have Eric Williams?
>
> Another big reason for this loss was the disappearance of Pierce
> (continuing for the second straight game now). If you didn't see the game,
> you look at his stat line and see 10 for 20 for 30 points - nice game. In
> reality, he scored the most inconsequential, anonymous 30 points in the
> history of basketball, and was a complete non-factor when the game was
> decided (some time early in the second half). He's been in a full
> Pitino-era 'underwater' mode lately.
>
> Walker was fairly efficient offensively  and was trying to carry the team,
> but like everyone else on the Celtics, didn't  rebound much. When the
> leading rebounder on the team has 5 boards, they're in trouble.
>
> Lastly, those who say that, at 3-4, we still had a good trip, are missing
> the point. If the Celtics could only win 1 game on this trip, and only won
> 1, I'd be content. However, they could've won 5 games on this trip, but
> gave away two of them, mostly because of bad coaching.
> Kestas