Re: NBA.Com

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

How can they rebound from the 3 point line?????

DanF

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From: <hironaka@nomade.fr>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 6:12 PM
Subject: NBA.Com


> Pre-season stats show Paul Pierce leading the league in 
> scoring at 21.3 ppg. 
> 
> But despite all the starter minutes they've been getting, 
> NO Celtic ranks in the top 40 in rebounding (Battie is 
> 43rd) or top 20 in assists (Paul Pierce is 24th at 4.0). 
> Gimmeabreak.
> 
> Pierce leads the league in 3-pointers made and is 
> hitting .486 on them. Delk ranks 4th in both trey% 
> at .583 and treys made. 
> 
> BTW, there is a nice photo gallery at NBA.Com's Celtics 
> team page of the players taking part in the Read to 
> Achieve program. (Paul Pierce needs to work on his 
> drawing skills.)
> 
> As for Gordon Giricek (the Memphis sensation), here's 
> some info on the Croatian 25-year-old rookie (BTW, isn't 
> Josip Sesar a Croatian 25-year-old? Oh well). 
> 
> Giricek doesn't seem to do much other than score, but 
> he's looking like a light's out shooter so far. Give 
> Jerry West credit for trading a second rounder for his 
> rights.
> 
> http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/Giricek_acquired.html
> 
> Of course, you look at the rookie leaders and a lot of 
> these guys are no names and might disappear to the end of 
> the bench once injured players return and the real games 
> start. But hat's off to them obviously, nonetheless.
> 
> Some guy named Mike Batiste is averaging 14.4 ppg in 8 
> games for the Clippers. Rasual Butler is the 2nd leading 
> scorer for Miami. The immortal Pat Burke and Jannero 
> Pargo are averaging 8.9 and 8.3 ppg respectively.
> 
> Some of you may have heard of these guys before, but I 
> sure haven't!
> 
> Go Celts!
> 
> Joe H.
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