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Re: Re:
I love this. However, folks may end up blaming Baker for a game like
Thursday's against the Bulls when the offensive lines look so dismal. Does
it elevate the Captains' own self-image, though? After all, Paul couldn't
have been bothered to defend or rebound, except when he could knock his own
teammates off the boards.
Anybody else notice him telling Delk to leave a rebound for him as well?
Pretty stuff, especially when you're the team "leader".
----- Original Message -----
From: <gh18@juno.com>
To: <jimmetz@mac.com>
Cc: <Celticsstuffgroup@yahoogroups.com>; <Celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 6:29 AM
Subject: Re:
> 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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