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re: is there
Again, you are adamant that OBrien started to call plays solely for
Pierce
and it wasn't a case of Pierce trying to be the Man. I only watched
the game at
home so maybe you can share with us what you observed or heard if you
attended
the game that would support your contention that it falls squarely on
O'Brien. I'm not suggesting you are necessarily wrong, mind you. I
just would like
you to share with us what you observed or heard that lead you to that
conclusion
and on EVERY trip down the court over that stretch; not just one time
because
it seemed to me that it was at least three straight possessions and
might
have been 4 straight trips. I'm going from memory and I don't have the
benefit of
looking at a tape right now. Thanks!
CeltsSteve
Steve --
I just watched it on TV too, but I just rembmember thinking (and jotted
down) that they were going to Pierce way too much -- in basically the
same way. Here's why I guess I think the plays only going to Pierce
falls squarely on OBrien's shoulders.
Let's say for a minute the players are going to Pierce b/c they are
shunning taking the ball in the crunch (i know i do this playing at the
gym -- give it up to the better players) or that Pierce is calling for
it (or even demanding it). If either of those is the case and Obrien
is watching the same game I am -- he's got to call a timeout and say
"cut this shit out! pass the ball, move it around".
I'm willing to buy -- for now -- that for whatever reason he felt like
he couldn't do that with last year's team -- eithe b/c of the lack of
talent or Walker's "grip" on the team. But there is NO excuse now. It
seems to me too that this was the same problem at the end of the
Detroit game, though I don't have an exact recollection. And by end,
I'm talking about last 4-5 minutes, not just the last 1-2 mins.
I'm hoping that the Celts can learn from this game and balance the
offense throughout the game.
(the other) mark