Re: You know what's amazing?

["Cecil" <cecil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Does anyone else remember a game 2 years ago where Shammond burned us for
about 10 points in 2 minutes?  He is a tricky assignment for any defender.
I just hope that he is committed to playing the D required to merit playing
time in Obie's system.

Cecil



----- Original Message -----
From: Kestutis Kveraga <Kestutis.Kveraga@dartmouth.edu>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: You know what's amazing?


> --- You wrote:
> Shammond: This player reportedly hit 27 straight 3-
> pointers in a workout this summer. There's no other word
> for that but "wow". Its not at all a simple matter of
> being a gym rat. An NBA 3-pointer isn't just a flick of
> the wrist like a FT, particularly for a 6-1 guy. I think
> it requires an innate marksmans talent (stress on the
> word "talent") to adjust your range as your wrists and
> triceps slightly fatigue etc.
> --- end of quote ---
>
> I haven't had the time to respond to Josh's post about skill vs. talent,
but
> Joe now brought the topic up again, so here's my quick take on it:
>
> I think people tend to assume talent a lot when it's just a (highly
developed)
> skill. It might be talent when we're talking about purely physical
> characteristics (height, musculoskeletal structure),  raw abilities
(running,
> jumping), or something exceptional that a person can do without any
training.
> Three-point shooting, IMO, is way too specific to be an 'innate talent'.
You
> need sound technique, adequate strength, and LOTS of practice. Most people
> never get beyond the first stage, yet there must be lots of people who can
> shoot  NBA threes really well. Most of them just happen to be too short
and
> unathletic to make it in the NBA, even as Steve Kerr clones. Didn't they
say
> that the best 3-point shooter in the Celtics organization is the equipment
> manager (John Connor?)?
> Kestas