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Re:
You know, this is the first time I have heard Baker's
role compared with that of Robert Parish, and it
really makes a lot of sense. I think a chief-like
role would fit Baker to a T; it's a way for him to
succeed without a lot of pressure. I suspect he'll
see the ball a little more frequently than the Chief,
as there is no Kevin McHale to split low-post time
with.
Josh
--- gh18@juno.com wrote:
> No set plays for Baker =
>
> 1. Baker will have be a monster on the boards in
> order to score.
> 2. Baker understands that he is not the first or
> second option in the
> offense. He has to understand that he is playing
> the same role as Robert
> Parrish, block shots, rebound, and score when
> needed.
> 3. Eventually Baker will have a set play. However,
> he has to understand
> early that he is team player and not the star.
> 4. I salute O'Brien for this effort. This move
> will help team
> chemistry, because it is important that everybody
> understands their role.
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 10:35:35 -0400 JB
> <jimmetz@mac.com> writes:
> > There are some very interesting
> situations emerging, as
> > examined by
> > the newspapers and reflected in the coach's
> quotes, over the last
> > two
> > days.
> > It sounds like coach O'Brien isn't trying
> to impose an
> > offense. What's
> > that about? He wants movement, running and
> passing, but won't put in
> >
> > any set plays. It could work, like it did at
> Kentucky, as he says he
> >
> > wanted better passers on the floor this year, but
> it would work much
> >
> > better with a true point guard.
> > With no set plays for Vin Baker, how in
> the world does
> > O'Brien expect
> > him to have an impact? How long will it take for
> Baker to wish he
> > was
> > back in Seattle? This is one situation that could
> really hurt this
> > franchise going forward. There is no way that
> Wallace, or even Frank
> >
> > "Trader" Lane, can trade out of Vinny's contract.
> > Offensive anarchy? If the Darwinian theory
> of evolution
> > holds true,
> > the captains will dominate the ball even more,
> leaving coach
> > O'Brien's
> > wish for movement and fast breaks in the waste
> basket.
> > Could Lance be right about coach O'Brien
> setting this year
> > up, to
> > have the players beg the team to bring in a point
> guard for next
> > season
> > and actually be willing to have him run the
> offense? Coach
> > O'Brien's
> > focus on defense is sound, but two things have to
> happen between
> > defense and offense, that the team not only
> ignored, but weakened
> > itself in, in the off-season. 1.Rebounding. 2.
> Passing. You can
> > play
> > all of the defense you want, but if you don't get
> the rebound, the
> > other team can just tire you out, getting shot
> after shot. Without
> > good
> > passers, particularly a great, or even good, point
> guard, you don't
> > get
> > high % shots, or involve the whole team on the
> offensive end,
> > leaving
> > everyon disgruntled and standing around, flat
> footed, weakening the
> >
> > rebounding and eventually the defense.
> > Coach seemed to have two mantras going
> into the off-season:
> > 1. He
> > wanted athletes in the front court, not
> rebounder/banger types. 2.
> > His
> > point guards had to be shooters first, passers
> second. This does not
> >
> > seem to be very balanced. In fact, he was
> lamenting this week, that
> > the
> > team is not strong enough, under the boards and
> keeping the other
> > teams
> > away from the rim. Duh?
> > Where is Joe Gallagher? We brought him in
> to teach post
> > play, but
> > without plays being charted to get the ball into
> the post, what good
> > is
> > it?
> > Richie Adubado? Here; just watching
> practice, to renew old
> >
> > acquaintances? Anyone remember what Rich's
> specialty was? He's
> > coaching
> > in the WNBA. That league surely is founded on
> motion and passing.
> >
> > Here's hoping........
> > The other situation, involves the lame
> duck ownership issue
> > and
> > expanding the roster. Now that it's too late to
> bring in real
> > players,
> > like Jacques Vaughn, or Gary Trent (I still am in
> shock that we
> > signed
> > Wolkowyski and Bremer, over these two, for the
> same money); we have
> >
> > O'Brien and in part, Wallace, lobbying to sign
> another player. Who
> > is
> > out there? Not much really. Jimmy Jackson and Rod
> Strickland have
> > talent, but are hardly the good locker room
> veterans I'd like to
> > see
> > on this team and both are still looking for more
> than the minimum.
> > We need muscle and point guard skills,
> but who makes the
> > decision on
> > whether to spend it? Gaston is still the owner,
> until the December
> >
> > meetings, at the earliest, I believe.
> > Trades are a possibility, but unless they
> figure ways to
> > make Baker a
> > real part of the offense, it's hard to believe
> this team can
> > duplicate
> > last years showing, without some muscle and a true
> point guard.
> >
> >
> > JB
> >
> > Unchain My Heart !
> >
> >
>
>
> Greg
> gh18@juno.com
>
>
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