Re: first game

[Kim Malo <kimmalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 01:29 PM 10/31/02 -0800, R Howe wrote:
> last nite was the first time in 5 years I got to view
> a regular season game in total (have been overseas).
Welcome home and thanks for the reasonably optimistic sounding thoughts 
(that I pretty much agreed with) to leaven the current list gnashing of 
teeth : )

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> Question for old time Celts.. could you imagine the
> Bird-led Celtics with a player of Pierce's abilities?
He'd be the 6th man at best and likely get little PT for a while - think 
Reggie Lewis- because of KC's short rotation. Definitely wouldn't get as 
many shots (much less the same sort of freedom to heave up 3s) and you have 
to wonder how well he'd handle it. OTOH, I guarantee he'd learn to play a 
bit more under control or he'd be history. And he would get some absolutely 
beautiful hoops being fed by Bird, Robert on a give and go, DJ catching him 
slashing through backdoor, etc etc etc.
Seriously - he's not going to beat Bird out to start at SF. Danny played 
better defence and so would be more likely to start at SG to balance the 
team. He'd add an unbelievably explosive element to the second team though, 
and I think would force KC to give him PT.

Good question
Kim