Re: [Celtics' Stuff Ainge's assurance: Brown stays aboard by Steve Bulpett

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, well, the President Ainge also knows coaching and teaching. He's giving
OB a chance. At this point I agree w/Ainge. I'm not a big Kedrick fan but
people say he's approachable. OB surely hasn't done much with him so far.
Maybe this will lite a fire.

DanF

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Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2003 10:51 AM
Subject: Re: [Celtics' Stuff Ainge's assurance: Brown stays aboard by Steve
Bulpett


> This is just unbelievable to me. The President is the one who figures out
> what Kedrick needs to work on instead of the coach. And the President is
going to
> work out with him in the future. I just don't see how this is going to
work
> out between Obie and Ainge. There is an obvious disagreement on style or
Ainge
> wouldn't have to do this. I believe that could be overcome if there was
the
> proper respect of authority of Ainge's position on Obie's part. But I
haven't
> seen it yet. KNOW YOUR ROLE....
>
> DJessen33
>
> << ``I talked with Kedrick and we went out on the court and spent 15-20
> minutes
>  going through some stuff that I'd like to see him work on,'' Ainge said.
> ``He
>  was leaving town, and hopefully he'll be back and I'll have a chance to
work
>  out a lot more with him.
>
>  ``I like him. I think that Kedrick has some definite skills and talents.
I
>  think he's great defensively. I think he has the ability to be a real
force
> as a
>  post-up player and the two positions - especially since we have great
>  shooters in Pierce and Walker. With Antoine being able to stretch the
> defense, you
>  have the ability to go down and take advantage of positing up smaller
> positions
>  like 2-guard and small forward.''
>
>  With his interest in Brown, Ainge is clearly taking a role in shaping the
>  club and deciding how its parts will be used. But he made a point to
> preserve Jim
>  O'Brien's sovereignty.
>
>  ``I'm anxious to work with Kedrick, but I don't want you to get the wrong
>  impression,'' Ainge said. ``I mean, I feel like I have coaching
experience,
> but
>  I'm not the coach of this team and I don't want to step on toes. But
there's
>  some things I can do.