Re: Kenny points to Nets

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bitch, bitch, bitch, all ex's are alike.

DanF
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Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 2:47 PM
Subject: Kenny points to Nets


> Kenny points to Nets
>
>         Ex-Celt arrives for Classic at Garden
>
>
> By MITCH LAWRENCE
> DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
> In two weeks, Boston will start training camp without a proven playmaker -
a
> fact that brings a laugh and a prediction from ex-Celtic Kenny
Anderson."If I
> were a betting man, I'd pick the Nets to be runaway winners in the East,"
> said Anderson, whom the Celtics traded to Seattle in the offseason in the
Vin
> Baker deal. "The Nets did things right. They got better, with Dikembe
Mutombo
> and Rodney Rogers and Chris Childs. But the Celtics have sacrificed my
> position. I'd be shocked if they were as good as they were last season."
> Anderson, an ex-Net, made his comments before coming home for tonight's
2002
> All-Star Classic to Benefit Wheelchair Charities at the Garden. NBA
players
> who plan on playing include Mark Jackson, Allan Houston, Ron Artest, Jerry
> Stackhouse, Nick Van Exel, Darius Miles and Tim Thomas.
> As for the Celtics' chances of returning to the Eastern Conference finals,
> Anderson openly questioned whether Shammond Williams, Tony Delk or J.R.
> Bremer - backups who will compete for the starting job - will be able to
get
> the ball to Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker.
> "Point guard is a very key position in this league," Anderson said. "But
the
> Celtics don't have one now."
> Not that the Molloy product doesn't have his own worries. Namely, how he's
> going to get on the court for Seattle. Entering the final season of a
> seven-year, $50 million deal that pays him about $9.2 million, he needs to
> have a productive season to secure a new pact. But Gary Payton isn't
showing
> any signs of slowing down and figures to still get his usual 40 minutes a
> night."I definitely worry about my minutes," said Anderson, entering his
12th
> NBA season. "I don't know if Seattle knows how they're going to use me.
Maybe
> they'll put me and Gary together at times. My mind-set is to go in and do
the
> best I can without upsetting the applecart."It hasn't been a good
offseason
> for veteran point guards. At this late date, free agents Rod Strickland,
Greg
> Anthony, Mookie Blaylock and Dana Barros are still looking for work."If I
> don't play enough," Anderson said, "I hope other teams will understand my
> situation. But I also know I haven't lost anything. I can still run a
team.
> So it's not like I have to prove myself to anybody."