Re: Jumaine Jones

[Eggcentric@xxxxxxx]

< Egg, I've been away and only caught your reference, in passing, to a 
comment Ainge made to JB along the lines of "now I need to convince 
Antoine and Obie..." Is that accurate? Did Ainge really say that? 
Because if that's true, then we're doomed to the same mediocrity and 
unwatchable basketball this season. Please fill me in. > - Mark Berry

Welcome back, Mark.  Here's JB's post of July 26th -   
 
< From my brief meeting with Danny Ainge, I found him refreshingly 
candid and enthusiastic. None was more surprised than I, for him to be 
volunteering that O'Brien and Walker were still issues, blocking his 
efforts to instill a point guard driven offense. He seemed far too 
spontaneous to be a "mendacious SOB."
    
The other thing he told me; that the Celtics were certainly going to 
sign another point guard, has seemingly gone by the wayside, as the 
confused efforts at signing Best,  somehow led him to another, too 
small for the two, "combo guard," Mike James.
    
Unless he has another trick up his sleeve, to acquire that point 
guard, he's lost me. I have deep reservations about Banks' ability to 
handle the job alone. What if Banks starts sloppy, lots of fouls and 
turnovers and the losses pile up? Oh yeah: "we don't really need 
another point guard, because we have Antoine." I'll be waiting for that 
quote.
    
If Ainge has a plan, he must be getting it from the "Angel Moroni," 
because it seems to be changing every 24 hours. >  - JB Metz