Re: More on Lance vs. Pierce..+ zone thoughts.

["hironaka@xxxxxxxxx"<hironaka@xxxxxxxxx>]

Pierce has some talent/vision as a passer. In other 
words, he isn't just passing for the sake of being more 
unselfish, via dumpoff/bailout junk. 

He made some nifty interior and over-the-top passes this 
weekend, right on the money where the recipient could do 
something with it. 

Incidentally, Paul's quietly working on four straight 
double-doubles. I wonder if he can go to five tonight. We 
need to hope for maximum team commitment on the boards, 
against the running of the Bulls. They have waves of tall 
and athletic players, and one guy averaging nearly 11 
boards in Donyell.

Since the twin 4-20 shooting games, Paul Pierce got out 
of his production slump not with a jumpshot but mainly by 
driving to the basket more. The second Atlanta game was 
the first time I thought he also looked reliable again on 
open three-point shots. 

I hope that shot is more or less back for good, because 
he has been in a brutal shooting slump. Anytime you are 
shooting 22% on treys after more than ten games, that's 
as bad as it can get. 

BTW, did you guys notice that Atlanta beat Seattle last 
night? Boston needs to maintain the same level of defense 
tonight as well as Friday. With a wide open chance to 
have the best month (11-4) in possibly over a decade, 
they can really help us to fully enjoy the holiday.

But tonight's well-rested Bulls will want nothing better 
than to restore their belief that they have big time NBA 
talent, with two well-rounded and productive veterans 
plus the pick of the litter from two straight NBA drafts, 
which landed twin phenom 7-footers and one of the best 
NCAA point guards in nearly a decade.

Obie no doubt also will remind our guys that the Bulls 
have beaten the Celtics so many times when we least 
expected it in the post-MJ era, including this year.

Joe H.

 
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