Re: Thoughts on Celtic and Laker games

[JB <james.metz@verizon.net>]

on 5/15/02 2:44 PM, Roy Enrile at renrile@qualcomm.com wrote:

> Tony is playing the way Harter had the Davis boys
> playing in Indiana.  I love it!
   Roy
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   Great point Ray. Also, the way he had Salley and Rodman playing in
Detroit.  
   During the Philly series, we also saw Walter playing around the basket,
something we didn't see in the Pitino years. Three years ago at Shaw's,
where admittedly, any mobile big man stands out, see Papile's  "Shaq of
Shaw's" tag on Blount, since there is no real "beef" there, Walter and Tony
just dominated in the paint; swatting shots left and right, getting put
backs and slams, like they were Shaq. playing with the kids in the
playground in the " MacDonalds " commercial.
   I also agree with your analysis (see below, for full text) of the
Lakers/Kings match up.


              JB


                

                       Unchain My Heart !
       

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on 5/15/02 2:44 PM, Roy Enrile at renrile@qualcomm.com wrote:

While switching between Celt postgame interviews and the other game,
I agree with whoever posted that they'd rather face the Lakers than
the Kings, if the C's get to the finals.

Sure LA looks scary.  They never get credit for the way they lock people
down whenever they feel like going on their winning run.  No finesse or
trapping gimmicks, just another gear of physical man to man D against
teams with high powered offenses (better than anything in the east).  Plus
Shaq and Kobe get calls, and are so naturally efficient (ungodly field
goal percentages at their position every single year).

But isolation offensive teams, play right into the C's defensive hands.
I swear the Celtics seem to have quadruple teaming built in for opposing
stars in the paint(remember Mckie's comments on seeing 10 players on the
floor?). No team uses the new D rules better.  And the Fisher, Fox, Horry
spot up shooting combo isn't a sure thing IMO.

Teams that live on ball movement, and automatic jumpshooters like
Sacramento, Dallas, Charlotte, Atlanta(when Kuckoc, Terry were hot)
actually gave the C's far more trouble(blowouts) than teams with great one
on one players (Sixers, Pistons, Lakers).


P.S.
Kenny looks slimmer and is playing a step faster, not slower than when he
first arrived in Boston(lightning quick plays like that steal on Barry,
happen fairly often for him).  Somebody got into his head. In interviews
he sounds like he's pissed, and coming into games with bad intentions for
opposing points.  Tony is playing the way Harter had the Davis boys
playing in Indiana.  I love it!