Re: Antoine

["Berry, Mark S" <berrym@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry to mix you up Kim. I do struggle to keep track of who said what. I
should check out the archives before I refer back to an old post.

Anyway, I'm not saying EWill isn't somewhat effective in the post, just
that, if I'm Indy, I'd rather take my chances with him down there instead of
Antoine or Pierce. Plus, the Celtics aren't as likely to keep exploiting a
mismatch with EWill-the captains will get impatient and pretty soon it's
bombs away.

As for being careful what you wish for... anything would be progress. I
really believe that. You can't be worse than Wallace, and only Isiah is
worse than Obie.

Mark


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Kim wrote:

It's the same man who can't find PT for tough defender Strick over half
crippled Hardaway though, so no I don't think he can.
 Kim made the point
yesterday that it's better than the other options-Pierce or EWill. I
completely disagree.
Got me confused with someone else maybe? Not a biggie, but it might confuse
anyone trying to figure out what was said in which post. Now if I hadn't
already deleted the posts, it might be instructive to see who you confuse me
with.... ; P
 If you're coaching against the Celtics, who would you
rather see with the ball in the low post-Walker, Pierce or EWill? My
preference would be EWill. He's not especially efficient down there, he's
not a good free throw shooter and, most importantly, he's not a real threat
as a passer. Basically, if the ball is in his hands, it's not in Pierce's or
Walker's. The one thing I don't want to do if I'm Indy, is encourage Antoine
to post up and attack the basket, where I'm forced to double team him
because he's abusing a smaller defender. Stick O'Neal on Antoine and Toine
will struggle and start to hoist up threes. That's what you want if you're
Indy, isn't it?
Although I don't totally agree with you here. EWill is one of the best on
this team at drawing fouls and still has a relatively quick first step.
They've won every game where he's had a significant contribution to the
offense. While not having the ball in Pierce or Walker's hands all the time
is a good thing - makes us less predictable to defend and leads to better
all around ball movement. I'd still prefer to have Antoine on the low post,
but don't see EWill there as the disaster you do. While Pierce is too prone
to turnovers while dribbling for me to be happy playing him there in traffic
vs having him slash and drive in from the wing.
That means continued bad
coaching, bad drafting and bad decisions across the board. Two blown picks
that will rot on the bench, a too-rich contract extension for Antoine and
continued mediocrity.
Nope, don't think it does, because I think Wallace is history regardless.
And be careful what you wish for, because change doesn't equate with
progress anyway