Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V10 #225

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't like one man *Star* teams. An injury, an off season and foget abot
it. I wouldn't trade Walker unless we get exactly what we want and need.
Personally I would like to see him gone. We will most likely keep him
because of his last season's display of incompetence won't fetch crap. There
just has to be 2 good players to fill the 16/20 spots. A point guard is an
absolute must. Best to take the 2 best players and work from there.

Fore,
DanF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <PScottman@xxxxxxx>
To: <Celtics@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 3:41 PM
Subject: Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V10 #225


> FIRST: this is a philosophy based rant - not another "can we begin our
mindless, no point, who's better debate between PP and AW again please"
self-starter kit.
>
> SECOND: Anyone that wants to turn this into another debate of that type
leave me out of it. I love the Celtics, not players - luckily David Stern
missed me at age 17 with his brainwashing "stars versus team" marketing
blitz.
>
> If we do end trading AW for a PF rebounder type and a pick (let's just say
we pick a PG and a C/PF); if we continue with our "run our offense through
our star", which would now just be PP, philosophy - Pierce will lead the
league in turnovers, being triple teamed, and probably foul shots again.
>
> If we trade AW we MUST and I cannot emphasize this enough, diversify our
offense and make PP a hybrid Reggie Miller/Cuttino Mobley type player.
Meaning much more coming off screens, through multiple curls and off picks
AWAY from the ball versus the 1 on 1 iso beyond the three point line.  Even
iso on the box with PP is a better option then what we had last year.
>
> If we ask for a one star team, then we have to act like a one star team
and make the other players create for that one star (again via a lot of away
from the ball physicality to free said star to make quick shots &/or moves
to the hole), not expect him to do it all himself for without another "name"
player (again I'm NOT going to debate AW's worth) to even minimally draw
pressure that star that's left will find that he will absorb even MORE
physical punishment then he did before.
>
> Remember this is a two star league to win championships, (Okay, this year
was a bit off from that, but usually that holds true)however one star teams,
especially in the East, can make noise but only if they make that stars' job
as easy as possible by doing all the dirty work (a la Iverson's Sixers three
years ago).