Re: A Disturbing Game: Somewhere Pete Shepherd Is Laughing

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Maybe Vin needs a little Viagara.

DanF

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lance Jacobson" <lancejacob@attbi.com>
To: "Berry, Mark S" <berrym@BATTELLE.ORG>; <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 6:41 PM
Subject: Re: A Disturbing Game: Somewhere Pete Shepherd Is Laughing


> I can't stand guys who bring it one night and don't the next. Everyone is
> going to have bad games. But inconsistent effort has dogged Vin for years
> now, and I have no reason to believe that's going to change now.>>Mark
>
> How can you say a guy's not giving effort on the night he is playing in
> front of his own family and fans?  The guy only took 3 shots.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Berry, Mark S" <berrym@BATTELLE.ORG>
> To: <celtics@igtc.com>
> Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 10:20 AM
> Subject: Re: A Disturbing Game: Somewhere Pete Shepherd Is Laughing
>
>
> > I think I would like Vin Baker if I met him. Seems like a nice,
> thoughtful,
> > sincere guy. But I'm pretty sure-and this isn't based just on last
night's
> > game-that he's going to drive me to drink this season. I can't stand
guys
> > who bring it one night and don't the next. Everyone is going to have bad
> > games. But inconsistent effort has dogged Vin for years now, and I have
no
> > reason to believe that's going to change now.
> >
> > Too bad about Kedrick, but this team has been charmed in terms of
> injuries.
> > If this is the worst that happens, they're still in great shape. Sounds
> like
> > his performance last night was a little better.
> >
> > Looking at the box score, looks like Pierce, Walker, Delk and Sundov did
> > most of the damage. The most disturbing thing sounds like the defense,
but
> > let's face it... the Celts can't seem to motivate themselves to play
> defense
> > against the Bulls in the regular season, why should we expect them to
now?
> > You have to assume the defense will be OK when it matters.
> >
> > As for Battie... if you're asking him to guard Eddy Curry, there's a
> > problem. Battie just isn't strong enough. But Battie was valuable last
> year
> > in the Celtics' scheme because he defended the pick-and-roll the way
they
> > wanted. He has the lateral quickness to jump out on the dribbler and
> execute
> > an effective trap. Not many big men can do that as well as Battie. So
> teams
> > that initiated their offense with a high pick-and-roll with Battie's man
> as
> > the screener had problems. If you're looking for him to body-up to Curry
> or
> > the like, you'll be disappointed. That's what Baker is for, although it
> > doesn't seem he did an especially good job of it last night.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > P.S. Please send more observations from the game. Until League Pass tips
> > off, many of us are counting on the list for detailed information.
Thanks!