Re: K.Brown out again

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dizzy Dean's career was shortened by big toe problems. Kedrick hasn't had a
sniff at a career yet. This teams makeup is so fragile we couldn't afford to
lose the towel boy.

DanF

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From: <hironaka@nomade.fr>
To: <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>
Cc: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 11:39 AM
Subject: Re: K.Brown out again


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> > From    : owner-celtics@igtc.com
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> > Date    : Mon, 18 Nov 2002 19:08:58 -0500
> > Subject : Re: K.Brown out again
> >
> > Kedrick a starter, isn't that bungee stretch?
> >
> > DanF
> >
> >
>
> Wasn't he in the starting line-up at the time of his
> injury? He didn't make a big impression, that's true.
>
> Maybe Dr Kestas can enlighten us, but that Lowell article
> about Kedrick getting an ankle sprain in HS but not
> missing a game seemed like non-news. It would get
> rejected out-of-hand by big city paper editors,even on a
> slow news day. On the face of it, its like reading that
> George Bush (or whomever) had a cold three times in high
> school, but never missed school.
>
> The sad news is that this guy is falling back another 10-
> 15 games of experience.
>
> For a guy that hasn't established himself yet, the
> chances of integrating him in the rotation this season
> seem slimmer. I have to agree that your better off in the
> short term sticking with vets who have already developed
> some defensive chemistry.
>
> McCarty is such a big key to our success this year
> (November and December). I don't think we can complain
> about his defense actually.
>
> On offense, and in general, this a guy who seemingly
> hasn't worked to improve his game. If anything, he's
> becoming much more one-dimensional and abandoning skills
> (I define the word loosely) that he used to have.
>
> For that reason, he's a more reliable spot-up 3-point
> shooter than we've seen before. But that's easy if that's
> all there is to your game. Eric Williams isn't half as
> reliable on the three this year, because thankfully he's
> making an effort to contribute a complete offensive game.
>
> Echoing what others have said, its pretty disappointing
> that a guy who can actually GUARD shooting guards isn't
> working, on the offensive end, on some post-up moves to
> take advantage of his huge wingspan advantage.
>
> It looks like Walt's allergic to weight rooms also. Weird
> to see a guy that age not fill out a bit in the arms and
> legs.
>
> But he is still high energy and hasn't exactly hurt the
> team in my view. I can see why he's popular. He's not
> just standing around out there.
>
> We have to count on this guy in the coming month. He
> needs to keep stepping up.
>
> BTW, Lance seems right to ask the question. How do you
> get "turf toe" wearing sneakers, by landing on someone?
> What is he trying to be, a ballerina? And could this be a
> Shaq-type of thing?
>
> I'm trying to think of athletes whose careers were
> derailed by "chronic" ankle sprains (or toe sprains).
> Hopefully, there aren't many. But this guy needs to start
> playing. He'll always be fascinating to watch, even
> though I doubt he's going to be a scorer in the NBA. For
> a guy built so thick, he jumps like nothing I've ever
> seen.
>
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