RE: ProJo's Bill Reynolds on the C's

["Berry, Mark S" <berrym@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't by any means think Banks is going to ride the pine for a year or
two, and I agree they're trying to take some pressure off (but they're the
ones who put the pressure on the kid in the first place; they all but handed
him the starting job on draft night). We'll see. Bremer got the job last
year because he was penetrating and doing things Delk didn't do. Then Obie
got his mitts on him and JR turned into a 3-point chucker like the rest of
the crew. If that's what Obie asks Banks to do - get the ball to the
captains and wait for a kickout - Banks will get benched, too. I can't
believe Obie would be that dumb, but... well, actually, I do believe Obie is
that dumb. But maybe he'll completely change his coaching style. Sure. He
seems like a flexible guy.
 
Mark
 
P.S. As for Antoine, I chuckled even as I was writing the part about Antoine
at small forward. I hope it's true he lost the 25 pounds, but it's not going
to change Obie's thinking. Antoine still is going to play 40 mpg at power
forward. He is what he is.
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Josh Ozersky [mailto:joshozersky@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 10:56 AM
To: Berry, Mark S; 'celtics@xxxxxxxx'
Subject: Re: ProJo's Bill Reynolds on the C's
 
I think they're just leaking that to Reynolds so as to lessen the
pressure on Banks.  He's the most NBA-ready point of all
the rookies -- this year's tony parker.  There's no way the
Celtics are going to wait two years for the guy to develop
into a starting point guard.  He's going into the fire, and then
we'll see.  It just doesn't make any sense.  It should have said,
a year or two from being a "top-flight" nba point.  Shit, JR Bremer
is an nba point guard, if that's all you're talking about, and Mike
James too.
 
I sure hope Obie has the sense to play twon at the three.  Maybe
not against Shawn Marion or Jamal Mashburn, but against the
Rick Foxes, etc. of the world, why not?
 
josh
 
josh

"Berry, Mark S" <berrym@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Here's a blurb from Bill Reynolds' column in the Providence Journal. I
actually found it encouraging. I think most are expecting far too much of
Marcus Banks this season. I love him as a player and his potential, but even
the best rookie point guards generally struggle to adjust. It's just the
nature of the position. Assuming Reynolds knows what the heck he's talking
about, I'm glad the Celtics aren't considering him the savior.

Also, the stuff about Antoine really is encouraging. I'd love nothing more
than to see him out there playing small forward alongside Blount and Battie.
(I know I'm dreaming.... ) Obviously, I'm not counting on Baker for
anything. 

Mark


The word from the Celtics is (1) Marcus Banks is a year or two away from
being an NBA point guard, (2) Vinnie Baker is in great shape, and (3)
Antoine's lost roughly 25 pounds, as he's no doubt trying to convince Danny
Ainge that he should be part of the team's future.
Speaking of Baker, he was shopping a book proposal in New York last winter
that talked about his problems with both alcohol and depression.
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