Re: As The Celtics Beagle Might Say....

["Lance Jacobson" <lancejacob@xxxxxxxxx>]

Great post, Dan.  That's what Kenny brought to the team--a chance to get
away from Paul's idea of offense.

Points or not, he kills the flow.  There's some very good news on this team,
and it's name is Sundov.  Got a LOT more comfortable and confident over the
three games so far, don't you think?  And IF the Celts just put a man on
Rogers instead of sagging, he won't score at all.  Too slow and no vertical
for that jumper when he's guarded.  The Celtic zone just has to respect his
outside shot.

Waiting for Wookie to realize that he's in the NBA.  Good hands or not, the
defense isn't going to wait for him to decide what to do with the ball.
He's going to end up the 13th man on a 12-man roster.

SWill can't shoot well from inside, 3pters be damned.  But he moves quickly
and if guys see his agility and cut, they'll get the ball inside for Easy
Baskets.  Baker HAS to commit to boxing THEN rebounding, as Battie had to
learn.  Obie won't give him the touches until he produces on the boards,
IMO.  In reality, we should be reasonably pleased with Bremer as well, but
let's not hold these guys up against Kidd.  He's the best, and we should
concede that Kidd's going to hurt the Celts.  Our job is to keep the other
guys on that squad from getting open looks and sneaking to the rim.   That's
a tall order, but it's a simple fact that you beat the Nets with those
fundamentals.

And Kedrick will be a nice piece in the puzzle when he gets back.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Forant" <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 8:09 AM
Subject: Re: As The Celtics Beagle Might Say....


> this is a huge mistake by OB whom I am a fan of. I don't get his thinking,
> Baker must show us now what he can do. Let's not wait till opening day.
this
> not only hurts the team, but I thought Baker had a fragile personality?
This
> may put him into therapy. Paul Pierce has little imagination to create
> offense other than his own and he touches the ball each time down court.
We
> may be in trouble. Last season's squad is looking real good at this point.
>
> DanF
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Gooen" <callmebogie@yahoo.com>
> To: <celtics@igtc.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 11:29 PM
> Subject: As The Celtics Beagle Might Say....
>
>
> > Bleah.
> >
> > I witnessed tonight's -- what for want of a better word I'll call "game"
> > -- with Messrs. Hironaka and Ozersky.  I will leave it to them to give
> > most of the details.  I'm still kind of nauseous.
> >
> > For you optimists out there, let me focus on the few good points.  Delk
> > looked pretty good from beyond the arc.  Bremer had a few nice drives to
> > the hoop.  Sundov (whose name, we learned, is pronounced "Shun-dov" -
> > apparently that little squiggle over the S does that) hit a few 3s.
Eric
> > Williams, of all people, made a nifty pass at one point.  And the
> > Continental Airlines Arena carved turkey sandwich I ate was pretty
edible.
> >
> >
> > That's about it for the good stuff.
> >
> > As frightening as it may sound, Antoine Walker seems to be the only
player
> > on the team who has any clue how to run an offense.  And if I were the
> > type to jump to conclusions, I'd say that Vin Baker is doomed in
Boston --
> > not because of his attitude, his conditioning or the weight of
> > expectations that come with his contract, but purely because of the lack
> > of on-court chemistry.  And that's not his fault.  It's O'Brien's.  I
> > thought O'Brien was kidding when he said they hadn't designed any plays
> > for Baker.  If tonight was any indication, he wasn't, and they haven't.
> > The Celtics have a player making 8 figures a year AND THEY'RE NOT GOING
TO
> > LET HIM TOUCH THE BALL.
> >
> > I hope I'm wrong.  I hope this changes.  I hope O'Brien installs an
> > offense.  Otherwise we're looking at the University of Dayton all over
> > again.
> >
> > One other thing.... We managed to get courtside during pregame warmups
> > (apparently the security guards are a lot more lax during preseason).
> > I'll let Josh tell you about his conversation with Chris Wallace.  While
> > he was doing that, I was calling out to Rodney Rogers in the layup line.
> > When I finally got his attention (don't think he could've missed the
> > Celtics #6 jersey I was wearing), I told him that we missed him.  He
> > seemed genuinely touched.  He went on to prove me right during the game.
> > I haven't seen the box score yet, but I don't remember Rodney missing a
> > shot (or taking a bad one).  Damn you, Paul Gaston.
> >
> > Michael Gooen
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