RE: Dr. Jack comments

["Wright, Cecil" <Cecil.Wright@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

But aren't practice situations and game situations completely different?  Is Battie even practicing with the team now?  Battie, formerly el busto, and Waltah, formerly worse than el busto, have emerged to become prime time contributors.  But it took them quite a while as others have said.  There's no reason why the same won't be said of Kedrick.  I cannot see how his will to play can be questioned.  He leaps above the crowd for rebounds and blocked shots.  He even made my day by taking it to the hole recently in one game.  He plays solid defense.  The only problem is playing time and shot selection AFAICS.

If Pierce's back needs to be rested, we may as well do it now and have him ready to play when he returns. In the meantime, give KB some PT! 

Cecil  


-----Original Message-----
From: Kestutis Kveraga [mailto:Kestutis.Kveraga@dartmouth.edu]
Sent: March 12, 2003 12:14 PM
To: celtics@igtc.com
Subject: re: Dr. Jack comments


--- You wrote:
That's so great that someone got to ask that question.
You know, you think if you just say it you will get some
kind of response...instead you just get the party line.  So
frustrating -- I wish the guy could have pinned Ramsay down
and made him answer.  So frustrating.
--- end of quote ---

I don't understand - he gave a response. It's basically straight from the
horse's mouth: Kedrick is not playing hard enough, lacks confidence, is too
unassertive. That's why he's not playing much. What else do  you want Obie to
say? He sees the same thing most of aus are seeing, except he sees more of it
in practice. He's very much an effort coach: he plays guys who give the most
effort. That's EWill, Battie, McCarty, Bremer, Delk, Long, Blount, and the two
stars. I see no inconsistencies in his method of awarding minutes. 
Kestas