Fw: Obie isn't my friend

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

He does well fo what he has to work with. If he were 6'5", he could be a
great 2 man. The system can work well when all participate. We can get by
w/out a true point guard if all pass & playmake to help others. TT

Date: Sunday, February 24, 2002 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: Obie isn't my friend


>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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>
>
>> 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