RE: not too shabby

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

Well, I have zero confidence in Kedrick and completely understand why no one on the team would, but I'd still pass it to him standing alone under the basket on a breakaway.

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Sean Giovanello [mailto:sgiovanello@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent:	Tuesday, December 09, 2003 12:49 PM
To:	Berry, Mark  S
Cc:	celtics@xxxxxxxx
Subject:	Re: not too shabby

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I don't know, Egg. The team ran last night. Banks didn't play, but Jiri's role is growing every day. (But what in Cousy's name was Jiri thinking when he didn't pass ahead to Kedrick on the one breakaway opportunity? Jiri is the last guy I'd ever expect to make a selfish play like that. I can only hope he somehow didn't see him.)
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I was wondering about that same play.  However, it seemed to indicate to me less that Jiri was selfish or didnt see Kedrick and more that he (like most of the team) has very little confidence in Kedrick.  



Berry, Mark S wrote:

>		I sent this earlier, but it hasn't shown up. I'll try again...
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>		I don't know, Egg. The team ran last night. Banks didn't play, but Jiri's role is growing every day. (But what in Cousy's name was Jiri thinking when he didn't pass ahead to Kedrick on the one breakaway opportunity? Jiri is the last guy I'd ever expect to make a selfish play like that. I can only hope he somehow didn't see him.) 
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>		But are there signs that Obie is retrenching? Absolutely. We're seeing more of Walter and EWill. Banks earned a DNP-CD. The three-pointers are going up. Minutes for the starters are going up and bench minutes are going down. Is it because of the injuries and illness? Time will tell. The way Obie is handling Lafrentz is driving me crazy, because the team clearly seems to play its best when he's on the floor. At least Lafrentz wasn't a spectator at the three-point line last night. That's a step in the right direction.
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>		Anyway, there's no way Obie wins a showdown with Ainge. No way. And as for Ainge saying Sloan is the best coach in the NBA... why the hell should that offend Obie? Does anyone - even the most staunch Obie-backer - believe Obie is better than Sloan? That's like Ainge saying Tim Duncan is the best player in the NBA. Should that offend Pierce? Or, the more accurate analogy... should that offend Kedrick?
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>		As much as I can't stand the way Obie coaches offense, you have to give him credit for the way the team handled a very tough road trip. They had every excuse to roll over, but they played their two most tough-minded games of the season. Clearly, they're still playing for Obie. That says something. Doesn't mean I wouldn't like to see a change, but it does mean it's tougher for Ainge to justify that change.
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>		Eggy wrote:
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>		This says it all.  Obie is one stubborn and mean mother, and it will become
>		clearer and clearer in time that Ainge is the run-off-at the-mouth, 
>		indecisive spastic I have been describing ad nauseam.  What was that 
>		Danny told you about McInnis?  That must have been on a Monday.  
>		And did you catch Gorman's report last night of Danny saying Sloan is 
>		the best coach in the NBA?  That must have made Obie feel as great
>		as Walker did after Ainge promised he wouldn't lift a phone to trade 
>		him and then spent $2,473 on long-distance phone calls.