Re: Re: Kenny Anderson

[Sean Giovanello <vze238de@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I will take a low post presence and a committee approach over KA in theory.   As for how well it works in practice, it is far too early to be drawing conclusions.  

Getting rid of Kenny was addition by subtraction, especially given his contract.   However, Baker's deal is longer and higher priced so they need to work him into the offense because he is here to stay.
> 
> From: "Dan Forant" <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>
> Date: 2002/10/22 Tue AM 07:40:39 CDT
> To: <Celtics@igtc.com>
> Subject: Re: Re: Kenny Anderson
> 
> I have no illusions of KA's talent. He was average at best compared to the
> League. My point was he did for us what he did. He was our 3rd scoring
> option. We still are stuck with shooting guards and no one with real proven
> point skills.
> 
> DanF
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sean Giovanello" <vze238de@verizon.net>
> To: <Celtics@igtc.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 8:13 AM
> Subject: Re: Re: Kenny Anderson
> 
> 
> > 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"