Re: No trick: James just a treat

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Beast or not, he's not used to playing 82 games and certainly not at this
level of pressure. He is the real deal for sure...

DanF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shawn Niles" <shizzjr@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; <Celtics@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 9:35 AM
Subject: Re: No trick: James just a treat


> I don't know, man. The kid seems like a beast. He's the real deal for
sure.
>
>
> >From: "Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <Celtics@xxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: Re: No trick: James just a treat
> >Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 07:52:08 -0500
> >
> >Swell, good news for James but if they keep playing him 42 minutes a game
> >he'll see the wall quick...
> >
> >DanF
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Stephen Beauregard" <sb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: "celtics list" <celtics@xxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 6:57 AM
> >Subject: No trick: James just a treat
> >
> >
> > > No trick: James just a treat
> > > By Peter May, Globe Staff, 10/31/2003
> > >
> > > SACRAMENTO -- Today is Halloween. LeBron James says it's his favorite
> >holiday.
> > > ("I'm a horror guy.") He said he even once went out dressed like a
> >basketball
> > > player, which, if you saw his NBA debut Wednesday night, required no
> >costume
> > > or makeup whatsoever.
> > >
> > >       ADVERTISEMENT
> > >
> > > Let the slobbering begin.
> > >
> > > James left this city as a loser for the first time in any kind of
> >meaningful
> > > game since the Ohio state championship game at the end of his junior
> >year
> >at
> > > St. Vincent-St. Mary. The Kings spoiled the rookie's opener, winning,
> >106-92.
> > > James played again last night in Phoenix, the first of many
> >back-to-backers
> > > for the 18-year-old Cavaliers prodigy in a quick introduction to Life
in
> >the
> > > NBA.
> > >
> > > He won't be back here until next season, but he'll be hard pressed to
> >reprise
> > > what was a truly special NBA debut, especially considering the klieg
> > > light-like atmosphere.
> > >
> > > "I tip my hat off to him," said teammate Darius Miles. "He likes to
> >perform in
> > > front of big crowds. He'll get that chance, every night. Once he sees
a
> >big
> > > crowd, his eyes light up."
> > >
> > > It was a starry, starry night. Terrell Owens, Jeff Garcia, Moses
Malone,
> >Dusty
> > > Baker, and a host of bearded behemoths from the Raiders and 49ers were
> >there.
> > > Here's what they and everyone else saw: in 42 minutes, James had 25
> >points, 9
> > > assists, 6 rebounds, 4 steals, and shot 12 of 20 from the field. He
> >never
> >once
> > > looked like a rookie, never mind out of place, prompting Kings guard
> >Bobby
> > > Jackson to say, "Now I can see what the media was all ecstatic about."
> > >
> > > Those knocks on his outside shooting prompted by a less-than-stellar
> > > exhibition season? Nowhere to be seen in Arco Arena. He drained his
> >first
> > > three shots, all baseline jumpers, the last of which was an arcing
> >fallaway
> > > over the outstretched hand of Brad Miller. He did miss two 3-pointers,
> >one
> >of
> > > which was an end-of-quarter heave from well over halfcourt. He still
> >shot
> >60
> > > percent. (OK, he missed two of three free throws.)
> > >
> > > But his signature stretch occured in the first quarter, where he had 3
> >steals,
> > > 2 assists, and 2 points in the space of 36 seconds. The first steal
led
> >to
> >a
> > > no-look assist. The second steal led to a thundering, windmill dunk.
The
> >third
> > > steal could have been just like the second, except James stopped at
the
> >foul
> > > line and shoveled a pass to Ricky Davis, who went in for a reverse
slam.
> > >
> > > "I thought we got his blood flowing by turning it over three times in
a
> >row,
> > > and giving him those dunks, but he's got a lot of talent," said Kings
> >coach
> > > Rick Adelman. "He made some shots early, he gets to the basket, he
sees
> >the
> > > floor, he's creative. For a first game, he has me impressed."
> > >
> > > There was nary a dissenting view. How could there be? Until Wednesday
> >night,
> > > the best debut by a high school-to-NBA No. 1 pick (since the latest
> >craze
> > > began with Kevin Garnett) was 10 points. James had 12 in the first
> >quarter.
> > >
> > > But, even more critical, he had his team in the game almost until the
> >bitter
> > > end. Last year, the Cavaliers opened in Sacramento and got absolutely
> > > hammered. This year, they made it a game. They rallied from a 19-point
> >hole to
> > > take a brief lead in the fourth quarter, yet didn't have enough to
hold
> >it
> > > against the deeper, talented, comfortable-at-home Kings. But the
> >comeback
> >is
> > > what really pleased coach Paul Silas because it signaled a resilience
> >and
> > > resourcefulness missing from last season.
> > >
> > > In the end, it was a perfect evening for all concerned. Back in the
> >heyday
> >of
> > > Larry Bird, the Celtics would play on the road and the hosts'
management
> >would
> > > always hope for two things: a victory by their team and a show by
Bird.
> >That's
> > > what happened here. The Kings won, setting off the cowbells. And
James,
> > > dressed as an NBA player for the first time, was undeniably a
> >showstopper.
> > >
> > > ) Copyright 2003 Globe Newspaper Company.
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Steve
> > > sb@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >
> > > [demime 1.01b removed an attachment of type image/gif which had a name
> >of
> >comcast_bigad_102203_1.gif]
>
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