Re: [Celtics' Stuff ] It's the coaching, stupid!

[JB <jimmetz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Nov 24, 2003, at 10:34 PM, Celtic4Hire@xxxxxxx wrote:

> " But watch the Cs when the PP show is on. They all stand around and 
> watch. Obie will say tomorrow that they need to move. How about an 
> offense pattern that utilizes picks and cuts instead of the PP show 
> and the 3 point shoot em up? "
>
> "Obie finds reason again to play Banks at the end. PP shows no 
> confidence in him. Can't play that way. PP needs to be sit down and 
> have his butt chewed out to tell him how to play team ball. "
>

> "Cs don't run or don't pass the ball up the floor like they did in the 
> first couple of games. It's not rebounds, it a mentality. Passing and 
> running. Banks beats most of the players down the court just like 
> Palacio used to then watches while his teammates catch up."

> DJessen33
>
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		If you want the answer to why this situation exists, ask Bill 
Cartwright, who benched Chandler, Crawford and Rose.
		O'Brien learned from the Pitino experience, that you keep your job in 
this league, by catering to your stars.
		Pierce wants the ball in his hands, but isn't a great ball handler or 
passer. Pierce doesn't want to run; thereby, O'Brien, with the best of 
intentions, who knows exactly what's wrong, has had to modify his early 
season plans and is resigned to mild comments after the game, like " 
they need to move."		Paul Silas, who imho, would have been the best 
choice to come in here and coach, has taken on  a bench player and now 
one of his stars, early in the teams development. Hopefully he gets the 
whole teams attention. I'm sure he has no intention of coaching a team 
who won't; defend, rebound, play fundamental basketball, or face the 
coach, when he is talking. I expect, though, that even Silas, knows 
enough, not to try and take on LeBron.
		Larry Brown knew that Allen Iverson was not playing properly. Doc 
Rivers knew the same about Tracy McGrady. It's endemic.
		What can be done about this? Very little. It's the players and their 
star aura that sells tickets and accessories. Perhaps, we can say; 
patience and a soft but firm hand. Someone and it won't be O'Brien, 
does need to set Pierce aside, not to "have his butt chewed out," but 
to show him some film of the great Celtic teams and Laker teams and 
infuse in him a desire to run and move in the half court, be unselfish 
to a fault  and let a point guard run the offense. At the same time 
though, I think it would be more than fair for Paul to insist that the 
settee go out and get the team a real point guard.
		O'Brien can be blamed. It usually is the coach, but there are more 
sticky fingers in this pie than you suggest.
	
	JB
Unchain My Heart!