Re: in response to Egg

[Cecil <cecil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's a mistake, IMHO, to accurate make a reasonable assessment of Banks so
early in his career.  All rookies are going to make mistakes, even Ray's
precious Luke.  If Ainge didn't think the potential was there, he wouldn't
have made the deal to get him in the first round.  Give the kid some time,
same as you are willing to do with Perkins, so we don't make another
Billupsesque mistake with a guard.

Beside, folks were bemoaning Baker's arrival to the team and look how that
has changed in a year.

Cecil

----- Original Message -----
From: Josh Ozersky <jozersky1@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Eggcentric@xxxxxxx>; <Celtics@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: in response to Egg


> > I understand what you are saying, Josh.  But to modify an Aingeism,
> > are we on the same page?
>
> pretty much, I think.
>
> >
> > I agree that l'il Mr. Powerpuff (Banks) is quick as a cat and can get to
> > the lane.  But how sure are we that his athleticism will eventually
> > translate into good court decisions, court vision, and court leadership?
> > Have we seen any of these qualities yet?
>
> we've seen it in flashes.
>
> >
> > As for Bank's defense, he has the distinct disadvantage of being shorter
> > than almost every player he attempts to guard.  So again, will quick
> > automatically lead to crafty effective?
>
> Not automatically.  But there have been some very effective
> defenders under six feet in NBA history, aggressive, ball-hawking
> guards.  I wouldn't want him to cover the Zoran Planics and
> LeBron Jameses of the world, but I feel comfortable even now
> with Marcus covering normal-sized points.  Everyone who
> praised Banks on defense knew he was short;  defense is the
> last part of his game that I'm worried about.
>
> I'm not saying Banks is a lock to become a great player.  He
> might wash out of the league like a lot of other undersized players,
> Shawn Respert and Pearl Washington and all the rest.  But he
> might not.  We can only go by what we see, which is a mix of
> success and failure, encouraging and discouraging signs.
>
> Josh
> >
> > Egg