Re: is there...

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The big deal with Pierce playing the last 2nd half is he was beat, evidently
physically and mentally. Comparing his minutes to Kidd's is unfair. Kidd's a
much better ball handler and sees the court for what it is, even tired. The
word is out now for sure. Pierce will get more and more defensive pressure.
Especially if he's capable of giving up 10-15 points on his own
possessions..He's waiting too long to unload when the double team
starts..clogging things up and wasting time..

It's  time for him to handle the ball less. Less minutes to conserve energy
for the big 5 minutes. Expend more energy getting open for screens, popping
open, kick backs etc..

DanF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <CeltsSteve
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> And I don't understand the hang-up about 43 minutes for Pierce, either. So
> what?  Like I said, it's obvious some folks are determined to find fault
with
> OBrien no matter what he does. People scream when Walter gets minutes and
he
> only played 4 minutes tonight. EWill is out. Kedrick got 35 minutes, Jiri
got 10
> minutes, and Jones, coming of an injury to his hammy got 8 minutes. Who
else
> is going to play for Pierce that could Obie have used but didn't?  Kidd
played
> 41 minutes and Kittles played 40 minutes. What's the big deal about Pierce
> getting 43?
>
> CeltsSteve