Re: Re: Kenny Anderson

[Sean Giovanello <vze238de@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I dont know if I would ever compare Kenny Anderson to a diamond.   Kenny has always been a talented but underperforming player when you consider that talent.  Even in his rennaisance year with the Celts (where he bought into the system, the role, and tried), his defense was subpar, especially against quicker guards (Kidd eat him for dinner in the playoffs).  

He also was not a great point guard in running the offense.  He was certainly competent, which we cant say at this point about the current Celts PGs.  However, after scoring a few buckets he tended to get too big for his britches.  He also fell into the category of PGs who would rather dribble/shoot than pass - leading to numerous missed opportunities for easy hoops.   One thing I will say about him - he ran the break very well imho.

I dont really miss him.  The team might as the season progresses, but if you think that if Kenny were here Vin would be getting the ball on time and target when he set up on the block - I dont see it happening.  

Hopefully OB will force the entire team to realize that their rise and fall depends on how they work Baker into the offense and help him help the team.
> 
> From: "Dan Forant" <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>
> Date: 2002/10/22 Tue AM 06:49:15 CDT
> To: <Celtics@igtc.com>
> Subject: Re: Kenny Anderson
> 
> Anderson had a much better fit with the Celts. We needed his scoring and he
> enjoyed it. It's part of his personality. Without KA we weren't headed
> anywhere, possibly not even the playoffs at the 8. I wished for a KA trade
> after the season and got it. However, I did not expect to trade a diamond
> for glass. We mostly got a bunch of crap. Suffering the season again with KA
> would have been better if we knew the end result of these awful
> transactions. I believe the spirit of Pierce and Walker has been broken.
> They will hurt the team development more because they have to hog games.
> 
> DanF
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Greg" <pakpoy@bigpond.net.au>
> To: <Celtics@igtc.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 7:26 AM
> Subject: Kenny Anderson
> 
> 
> > Here's an interesting excerpt on Kenny Anderson by Kevin Pelton writing
> for
> > hoopsword.com. Also of  note, in what is a fairly comprehensive analysis
> on
> > Seattle, there is not one mention of Joe Forte.
> >
> >   "The biggest question mark in my mind is currently Kenny Anderson.
> During
> > the middle of last week, McMillan indicated that Anderson might not get
> the
> > kind of minutes he and most fans expected him to play. It seems that
> Anderson
> > might strictly play only when Payton is out of the ballgame. It also seems
> > that might be too much, as Anderson has been downright horrid during
> preseason
> > play. His shooting has been abysmal thus far (13 of 49, 26.5%), but the
> > concern is not so much making the shots as taking them. Anderson is
> shooting
> > about once every three minutes, far too much given that even during last
> > year's bounceback with Boston, he was still only a mediocre shooter. When
> he
> > isn't shooting, Anderson is dribbling . . . and dribbling . . . and
> dribbling.
> > It's as if he's traded jerseys with Shammond Williams, bringing back all
> the
> > repressed memories of offenses not starting until five seconds remain on
> the
> > shot clock and forced jumpers.
> >
> >   Watching Anderson play in the playoffs last year and during preseason
> this
> > year, he seems like an entirely different player. I will grant that I did
> not
> > watch Boston much during the regular season, when Anderson was not as
> > effective as he was in the playoffs, but I was expecting a whole lot more.
> > This could be a bit of a vicious cycle: Anderson's unhappy, so he shoots a
> ton
> > and doesn't pass. That leads to him playing less, which only makes him
> > unhappier, which makes him hog the ball even more. With scorers like
> > Radmanovic and Mason on the second unit needing to play with the ball and
> move
> > it, this simply can't continue. Hopefully Anderson will come to his senses
> and
> > play better team ball when the regular season starts, but I'm not
> optimistic
> > about what, if anything, he'll give the Sonics this year"