Re: [Celtics' Stuff Songalia scores 19; C's roll Spurs

[JB <jimmetz@xxxxxxx>]

	Forming opinions from a box score, can be dangerous, doing so,
from  a summer league box may be get me incarcerated, but I just can't
stop. Lets say, "the Devil made me do it."
	Omar is cooked. A DNP, after they signed him a month before the
season ended? I can't believe it's his play they don't like. He played
only one game, for heaven's sake.
	Last week I wrote about the tendency of certain coaches, to have
very little patience with young players who have lots of attitude, but
not the game to back it up. Well, I would bet this is such a case. DNP?
Are you serious? The kid you called a lottery pick substitute, only a
few weeks ago? As a few more reasonable observers than I had written,
there must have been  a reason that Omar went from camp to camp last
season, without being signed and that reason has to be something other
than his skill level.
	It's being thrown around the boards that Jimmy O'Brien is
anti-point guard. I don't buy it. he played Kenny Anderson to death last
season, because when one of his; converted, spot up shooters, to play
makers, was on the floor, the offense went to sleep. Jimmy saw it. He
played point guard all his life. He watched Jason Kidd dismantle Dick
Harter's award winning defense.
	We signed Cook, didn't we? they knoew he was a point guard, with
shhoting deficiencies, didn't they? No, I don't believe there is any
endemic prejudice, I think it's just a matter of wanting a point guard
with some size, who can defend and hit the open jumper and having to
compromise, on finding players with all of those skills. Since Tyus
Edney was released, we must have gone through 20 or so point guards,
none of which could take minutes from Anderson, when healthy.
	The back up tandem of Forte and Bremer has really clicked at
Shaw's. Here's hoping that O'Bie lets them work together during training
camp, to see what they can do against the better competition. Joe Forte,
unpack your bags. even Larry, Curley and Moe wouldn't dare trade this
kid, as cap fodder, now. Tony Delk, do you have any frequent flier miles?
	Darius, what a nice showing. I know; big man production at Shaw's
means little, but I'll put another wager that Songaila just won a roster
spot with the 6-6, 7 rebound effort.
	Oliver Miller should also be kept around. He can flat out play, at
any weight. He is what he  is, which is a lot better than what is on
many team's benches.
		Did you see the shooting %.: over 60%. One thing about summer
league, they usually play pretty tight "D" and the ref's don't like to
call many fouls, so this is an exciting phenomena. I also noticed, we
only shot 5 threes. Perhaps O'Brien is not so one dimensional, as some
have been saying.
		JB


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On Friday, July 19, 2002, at 11:38 PM, CeltsSteve@aol.com wrote:

>
   San Antonio 21 18 16 16 71
>                         Boston           19 23 25 26 93
> Leaders: Points: J. Forte (BOS), 21; Rebounds: K. Brown (BOS), 8;
> Assists: Goldwire (SA), 5

>
> The Boston Celtics shot 76.9 percent in the third quarter, turning a
> 3-point halftime lead into a 12-point lead after three quarters and
> held off a San Antonio rally in the fourth quarter to post a 93-71
> victory over the San Antonio Spurs (1-3) to stay undefeated at the
> Shaws Pro Summer League.
>
> The Celtics went on a 17-8 run to start the third quarter and stopped
> after the Spurs cut the lead to 2, outscored the Spurs 26-6 over the
> final 4:16 of the game.
>
> Derrick Alston started the third quarter run for Boston (4-0) with a
> pair of short jumpers and two free-throws. J.R. Bremer then hit a
> 19-footer and Joseph Forte converted a Darius Songaila steal into a
> fast-break layup. Kedrick Brown then hit a three-pointer to make it
> 55-45.
>
> The Spurs made one last run by scoring the first 10 points of the
> fourth quarter. Anthony Goldwire converted an Altron Jackson steal into
> a fast break layup, Brian Green converted a three-point play, Goldwire
> hit a free-throw after a technical foul on Oliver Miller then hit an
> 18-footer and Jameel Watkins scored his only points of the game on a
> 16-footer to make it 67-65.
>
> But that was as close as they would get. Two layups by Bremer and one
> by Miller built the lead back to 8 and Forte scored 7 of his game high
> 21 points down the stretch, including a game-breaking three-pointer
> with 3:08 to play to allow the Celtics to cruise to the victory.
>
> Bostons hot shooting was the key as the hit 73.3 percent from the
> floor in the quarter. Although they never led in the game, San Antonio
> kept it close through the first half, trailing 21-19 after one and
> tying the game with 7:51 left in the second quarter. Then Boston went
> on a 9-1 run to go ahead by 8. Brown hit a 19-footer, Larry Abney made
> a three-point play, Terquin Mott made a reverse-layup and Jaka Lakovic
> hit a 17-footer to make it 34-26.
>
> The Spurs cut it to 6 before Saddie Washington hit a three-pointer at
> the buzzer to make it 42-39 at the half. But the Celtics came out of
> the locker room sizzling and went on 13-6 run over the first four
> minutes of the third quarter.
>
> Songalia scored 19 points and pulled down 7 rebounds. Brown added 15
> points and 8 rebounds and Bremer tacked on 14. Stephen Jackson led the
> Spurs with 19 points.
>
> READ THE COMPLETE BOX SCORE
>
>
> CeltsSteve
>
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