Re: Re: Kenny Anderson

["Lance Jacobson" <lancejacob@xxxxxxxxx>]

Couldn't disagree with you more, Sean.  I guess your reasoning behind Kenny
vs. Kidd is the same as Duncan vs. Shaq, and you'd be happy to dump Tim if
you were Popovich, right?  Because there's one matchup in the league that
daunts your guy?

Don't believe for an instant that Kenny wouldn't find Baker in the post.  He
found Vitaly and Battie, whenever they were set up.  Yeah, I won't argue
that his shooting was sub-par, but I WILL argue that his "buying into the
system" doesn't subborn the fact that he's only going to be able to give a
team 25 quality minutes a night, not the 30+ he was forced to play because
Milt/Delk/Strick couldn't make plays.

This isn't a Kenny lovefest from me, but I've not seen three good passing
plays created by the PGs this year so far, and that's their jobs as long as
their handling the ball.  I heard that they were 3pt shooters first, and PGs
second, but that's not been their role here.  Are the coaches still thinking
that their team controls their destiny on the floor?  PGs shoot threes as
the third option, and we're a running team?

I've got swampland if Florida for you, too.
----- 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"