Re: Chad Ford: Celtics Having Second Thoughts About Banks?

[Ryan W <ubiquitous_am_i@xxxxxxxxx>]

"a pretty miserable preseason?"  COME ON.  It's been 3
games.  3 games is not a reliable sample.  Nor does it
take into account many other factors, like attempting
to intergrate oneself into 13 other teammates, the
learning of a new offense (that is, if O'Brien has
gotten to that part), or the jitters likely to come
with any rookie.  I'm tired of this sort of
"journalism" where Ford writes "insider" information
which is part plagarism of local newspapers (not the
quotes from Banks, O'Brien and Ainge) and part shaky
inference that the C's are having second thoughts. 
That is an out-and-out lie.  It's neither "insider"
nor even accurate.  While I realize the pressure to
come up with daily "insider" information, it does not
hide the fact that such reporting is, frankly, a
disgrace to the profession.

Ryan

--- wayray@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> ESPN Insider
> 
> Speaking of regrets, are the Celtics having second
> thoughts about rookie Marcus Banks after a pretty
> miserable preseason. No one gives up on rookies that
> fast. But everyone, including Banks, appears to be a
> little concerned. 
> "I would say there's one thing that I would like
> Marcus to do and that's relax," Danny Ainge,
> director of basketball operations, told the Boston
> Globe. "I think Marcus is going to be fine and I am
> just as excited now as I was when we drafted him. He
> does things you can't teach. He beats his man off
> the dribble and gets into the paint. His penetration
> and explosiveness are things you can't teach." 
> Added coach Jim O'Brien: "He is where he is. I
> didn't have a pace for him . . . He'll get there.
> He's a smart kid. He's hungry. He's a good listener.
> He wants to get better. The coaches spend extra time
> in the video room with him, explaining his mistakes.
> If you try to force any number of things down
> somebody's throat, it not a good learning
> experience. It's just a gradual process." 
> It's no big surprise. Very few rookie NBA point
> guards thrive in the league. It's the hardest
> position to learn and usually takes three or so
> years for a point guard to hit his stride --
> especially someone like Banks who was more of a
> combo guard to begin with. 
> "It's just the transition from college to the NBA,"
> said Banks. "It's just about how fast you learn and,
> of course, you're going to not catch on too fast.
> I've got plenty of time, almost 90 something games.
> I'll take my time and everything will come to me.
> I'll be all right. When I was in college, I went
> through the same thing; it's going to take five,
> six, seven, eight, nine games. It's going to take
> 20, 30 practices before you start growing as a
> person and a player and that starts affecting your
> basketball." 


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