Why The Celtics Really Need To Get A Quality PG

[Way Of The Ray <wayray@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

1. The Macrowave - The "Microwave" Vinnie Johnson flourished, because
he had Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars running the Detroit offense, freeing
him up
to concentrate on his explosive offense. Unfortunately for the
"Macrowave"
Shammond Williams, the burden of at least partly running the offense is
his,
taking away from what he does best.

2. Tony Delk - First things first, a team really doesn't need both the
Macrowave
and Delk, as they're redundant, essentially the same type of player. It
would be
best to package one of them in a deal for a legitimate point guard.  Any
ways,
playing Delk out of position at PG hurts his offense. He's an undersized
SG and
that's where he should be, coming off the bench as Mr. Instant Offense.

3. Vin Baker - Walker, the defacto point guard, simply won't be as
efficient, by
a long stretch, in getting the ball to Baker in the low post. You need a
real PG
for that.

4. Antoine Walker: As a point guard he shoots too much (20 per game),
doesn't
pile up enough assists (5.0 per game), has a low assists to turnover
ratio (compared
to real PGs, Walker A/T is near the bottom of the bunch), shoots at a
low percentage,
and more importantly, is not that effective in running an offense. Would
you rather have
Walker guiding the offense or Payton, Kidd, Nash, Van Exel, Williams,
Williams,
Strickland, Cassell, Tinsley, Parker, Miller, Bibby, Bryant, Marbury,
Stockton,
Anderson,  Iverson, Davis, Stoudamire, Jaric, Best, McInnis, Knight,
etc.?
Walker is no Bird, and even Bird had Archibald, Buckner, Henderson,
Johnson,
and Ainge.
Ray