Re: first preseason game

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Pierce is starting the pre-season out exactly the way he should. Slow and
easy. Besides the Celts had this game in the bag early, showing much
confidence. This *is* only pre-season. Pierce Walker and Baker don't need
the work as much as the others.

DanF

----- Original Message -----
From: "Wright, Cecil" <Cecil.Wright@JUSTICE.GC.CA>
To: "Celtics list" <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 1:23 PM
Subject: RE: first preseason game


> Please don't take me as a Pierce apologist :-) but I wonder how much the
> trial and the attempt on his life has affected his focus of late?  It
surely
> is reasonable to expect that it has to some degree.  Hopefully, now that
he
> can put it all behind him, he will return to playing with the versatility
> and intensity we all know he has.
>
> There was a nice camera shot of Toine talking to one of the Zebs prior to
a
> free throw.  I thought, oh no, here comes another Technical, but to my
> surprise he and the ref had a good laugh about something.  Can't recall
> seeing that kind of vision in the past few years.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve and Michelle Ouellette [mailto:redsox@westelcom.com]
> Sent: October 09, 2002 2:01 PM
> To: Celtics list
> Subject: first preseason game
>
>
> My impressions of the opener, watched via MSG, the enemy's channel:
>
> 1) Vin Baker looked fit and happy and was reasonably effective. Last
> night he actually looked like the Celtics best passer. Didn't realize
> that was in his repertoire. I think he's going to be in the lineup
> instead of Battie, fairly soon.
>
> 2) Paul Pierce was completely out of control. Even though it was just an
> exhibition game, he was dribbling into double and triple teams and
> refusing to give the ball up on the fastbreak. The fastbreak, by the
> way, showed no improvement over last year's ineffective mess.
>
> 3) I was worried about the Celtics not having a point guard who could
> handle the ball against the press. I'm not that worried anymore. Still
> concerned rried whenever Tony Delk dribbles, but Shammond Williams and
> JR Bremer both seemed to have a pretty good handle on the ball.
>
> 4) Shammond didn't do anything to lessen my enthusiasm about him. He
> seemed reluctant to shoot early on, then forced a few later, but the man
> has a great stroke. At one point they had him set up with Antoine with a
> two-man game on one side. Ball goes to Antoine, he gets doubled,
> Shammond drills the three. That never worked with Kenny. Shammond also
> blew past a few people with the dribble. Seemed to work hard on defense
> too, though he did get posted once by Howard Eisley. I'd love to see him
> start, with Delk providing instant offense off the bench. Think Shammond
> would be worth 13-14 ppg .
>
> 5) Bruno Sundov sure wasn't shy. When he gets the ball, he's chucking.
> Shots weren't really falling, but does seem to have good form.
>
> 6) I though Kedrick looked pretty good. Still doesn't know how to finish
> (when he can't dunk), but he seemed more confident, really went after
> some rebounds and his threes looked smoother than before. He's certainly
> better than Eric Williams at pretty much everything.
>
> Enough for now.
>
> STEVE O