RE: Obie, take a memo.

["ryan nelson" <ryanmnelson@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I said it at the beginning of the year and I've said it for two years,
obie is a horrible in game coach.  They are going nowhere with him.
Lets hope the brain doctor examines him and finds his cranium is too
small.  The Celtics need a new coach to start over.  What about DJ?h

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-celtics@xxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-celtics@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Dan Forant
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 11:01 PM
To: Celtics@xxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Obie, take a memo.

Hey, this sounds like classic basketball.....we have these big dudes, we
throw it in, if they don't like the option, they toss it back out....now
why
doesn't OB try that...hey we pay OB and dress him up in a suit just to
fill
the void on the sidelines....NOT TO CALL PLAYS......look what his play
reaped with 11 secs., left with N.O.....he could have contributed to at
least 2 losses this season.....we didn't beat a team tonite that shot
37%.....

DanF

----- Original Message ----- 
From:Subject: Obie, take a memo.


> Defend Obie all you want. Blame the loss on giving up offensive
rebounds.
> Blame it on the defense. Tommy is correct about how Harter's defense
will
give up
> offensive rebounds. However, Obie is willing to give that up if the
defense
> can continue to be effective and hold down the scoring. But again, the
root
> problem is the offense.
>
> If you tape the games as I do, watch the second half. Obie calls out
every
> play. Every play is run for Pierce. Baker got the ball one time in the
low
post
> from Banks in the whole second half. EWill also only got one the whole
half.
> That is it. The rest of your offense is designed for Pierce to get
shots
or the
> isolation, spreadem out three point shooting. Does that sound like a
balanced
> attack? Do you really think that PP was going to shoot us to the win?
Put
the
> team on your back? Don't the Hornets also know that?
>
> My solution:
>
> 1) Design the offense around the low post Baker option and let PP gets
his
> points on the kickbacks and swing arounds. Inside-out. Make both
players
weapons
> rather regulating Baker to be a picker/rebounder. The offense we ran
tonight
> was the Tracy McGrady offense. Outside-in. But they don't even have a
player
> with the skills of Baker.
> 2)Banks needs more time as he can get the offense started earlier.
> 3) More time for Welch who can feed the post and create offense.
>
> The focus has to be to get the ball to the wing and feed the post.
Obie,
take
> a memo....
>
> DJessen33