Re: Herald - Baker at 1 percent

[Cecil <cecil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Oh, I don't know.  Vin showed a nice power layup on one possession in the
last game.  He also ripped down a tough rebound in traffic.  But I am
worried about the way the refs are calling any little ticky-tack thing on
him and the rest of our guys while Paul still gets banged around on every
drive.  On his dunk, he got smacked in the face with no call.  Wasn't any
question about it, but no call.

Does anyone else see it this way?

Cecil


----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Forant <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 2:38 PM
Subject: Re: Herald - Baker at 1 percent


> More on OB's crack about Vin getting his feet wet. Their both still in the
> Sahara. Just can't resist, when you ask for it you get it.
>
> DanF
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Forant" <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>
> To: <celtics@igtc.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 1:12 PM
> Subject: Re: Herald - Baker at 1 percent
>
>
> > OB meant 1% of 10% of his past capabilities.
> >
> > DanF
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <Eggcentric@AOL.com>
> > To: <celtics@igtc.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 11:35 AM
> > Subject: Herald - Baker at 1 percent
> >
> >
> > > ``We have Vin here for four years and, percentage-wise, he's about
> > > 1 percent of where he's going to be. You have to allow a player to
> > > get his feet wet.'' - Obie
> > >
> > > Leapin Lizards, Sandy.  We have 99 percent more to look forward to.
> > >
> > > -----------------------------------------------
> > > Coach patient with Baker
> > >
> > > Celtics Notebook/by Gus Martins
> > > Wednesday, November 13, 2002
> > >
> > > Celtics coach Jim O'Brien isn't the least bit apprehensive discussing
> > > Vin Baker's future and thinks his 10-point performance Monday night in
> > > 29 minutes was a harbinger of good things to come.
> > >
> > > ``When Vin was making the All-Star Game, the defensive rules were
> > > different,'' O'Brien said yesterday of Baker, who was acquired in the
> > > offseason. ``You could get Vin all day one-on-one in the low post.
Vin,
> > > in the low post, is a very difficult guy to stop. So is Karl Malone.
> > >
> > > ``You don't get those guys one-on-one in the low post anymore. So
> > > everyone's waiting for Vin Baker to be 20-25 points. You look at the
> > > top scorers in the NBA. There aren't any low-post players in the top
20
> > > in the NBA and that's for a reason. It is very difficult to get the
> > > ball into the low post in the NBA. So big guys have to adjust their
> > > game.''
> > >
> > > O'Brien said there are myriad ways Baker will help, but offensively,
he
> > > said the game's going to have to come to Baker.
> > >
> > > ``He needs to continue to grow as a defensive player and as a
> > > rebounder,'' O'Brien said. ``We have Vin here for four years and,
> > > percentage-wise, he's about 1 percent of where he's going to be. You
> > > have to allow a player to get his feet wet.''
> > >
> > > On the offensive
> > >
> > > Antoine Walker had another solid offensive performance in Monday
> > > night's 112-95 win over the Jazz, scoring 27 points on 10-of-22 from
> > > the field and 4-of-5 from the line. He continues to nurture the belief
> > > that the Celtics, who had five players in double figures on Monday,
> > > shouldn't have trouble scoring.
> > >
> > > ``Right now we are becoming a very, very, dangerous offensive team,''
> > > he said. ``We can get five or six guys in double figures night in and
> > > night out and that's something we haven't had in the past.''
> > >
> > > He added that the continued development of Paul Pierce as a passer is
> > > improving the team.
> > >
> > > ``I think Paul does a fantastic job of getting guys the ball and
> > > getting a higher number of assists,'' he said. ``That takes pressure
> > > off myself. You've got other guys who can penetrate and get guys open
> > > shots.''
> > >
> > > Brown off IL
> > >
> > > Kedrick Brown was activated off the injured list, where he's been with
> > > a sprained right ankle since Oct. 30. O'Brien cautioned that while
> > > Brown will suit up, it's more of a symbolic gesture. Brown still
hasn't
> > > practiced full tilt with the team since making strides from the sprain
> > > suffered in preseason. . . .
> > >
> > > Pierce said it's still too early to determine whether this Celtics
team
> > > can match last year's 49-win season.
> > >
> > > ``It's hard to say right now,'' he said. ``Seven games doesn't make
you
> > > contenders. We won't know right now until mid-January, February or so
> > > until (we've) played 30 to 40 games. So we'll just have to wait and
> > > see.''