Fwd: PG slot.

[JB <jimmetz@xxxxxxx>]

>         I'm reading all of this, even a few days behind, but I 'm still
> getting smoke under my collar. LOL
>         Talk about celtics fast breaks and I see Kenny running the
> floor and stopping to look around and wonder where everyone else is. It
> happened so many times, it became a cliche on my other board.
>         Kenny is one of the most clever ball handlers in the game. He
> not only is a very good passer in the open floor, but if his players
> will move a bit, he knows how to move the defense and get another
> advantage for the shooter. Getting some of our players to move, was the
> big problem.
>         No, he isn't a great defender, but he worked hard last season
> and his timely steals were often a big part of our defensive success.
>         I let you all kick him a bit while he was here, but now that
> he's gone...LAY OFF!
>         Wait until December and you're watching Pierce, Walker and
> Baker tripping all over themselves, fighting for position, while Delk
> and Williams are stripped in the back court, or firing threes just over
> the line and O'Brien begins to scowl like Chris Ford.
>         In the words of my favorite chanteuse: "You don't know what
> you've got till it's gone..."
>         S. Williams, Forte, Bremer, they can't pull Anderson's sh*t.
>
>         			JB
>
>         
>                         Unchain My Heart!
>
> On Thursday, July 25, 2002, at 10:54 AM, Kim Malo wrote:
>
> At 08:32 AM 7/25/02 -0400, GuyClinch@AOL.com wrote:
>
> About Kenny not passing....
>
> Well the rub is that you don't always pass on the break. Even Kidd
> keeps it
> himself plenty of times. It depends on the defensive positoning.. Kenny
> is
> pretty damn good at passing on the break. He is a solid passer.
>
>
> Well the fact is that yes, you usually do want to pass on the break.
> There is a big difference between just running upcourt and running a
> fast break. The Cs ran very few actual breaks despite having personnel
> well suited to the wing and trailer roles. Better than they were to the
> pull up and jump shot game most of our pseudo breaks fell in to, since
> they tend to have scorers and drivers rather than pure shooters. I
> don't think that's even close to being wholly Kenny's fault but I do
> think it's something he could have done a lot more to improve. And it
> could have made a HUGE difference, especially in the more or less total
> absence of an inside game. Easy baskets, less physical physical beating
> on guys like Paul, more foul shots, etc. etc.
>
> Kim
>
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