Re: Is it all worth it? and a question

[Ryan W <ubiquitous_am_i@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hells yeah, Hank.  You are absolutely right.  Those
were my exact thoughts watching that same sequence of
events (in my Alpha-dog/Ricky post I made almost the
same comments as you did).  

Being at the game, what did you think of Pierce?  His
back was giving him problems, so perhaps I shouldn't
make that much of what I saw, but it seemed to me that
he was unusually negative on the court, especially
considering that it was a 'home' game for him.  And
what about Ricky's interaction with the rest of the
team; I've seen him in the ears of many of the
players, but I never get a sense of how it is
recieved.  From being there live, what kind of impact
was Ricky having on the team, especially during time
outs, stoppages in play, etc...  Do you think he was
exhibiting the type of leadership qualities I've been
attributing to him, or is it just wishful thinking on
my part?

Ryan

--- HMURDOCH@xxxxxxx wrote:
> In a message dated 2/21/04 12:14:40 PM Pacific
> Standard Time, 
> ubiquitous_am_i@xxxxxxxxx writes:
> 
> 
> > I agree Douglas.  We've had about 55 games or so
> and
> > all of a sudden Banks is a bust.  Come on.  I
> don't
> > 
> 
> Regarding Banks being a bust (or not).  I was at the
> Clippers game at the end 
> of the court where Banks received the flagrant foul
> in the last seconds of 
> the game.  It was a high pressure situation with the
> Celts charging back from a 
> double digit deficit and seconds to go.  Don't know
> if Marcus was really hurt, 
> or just helping the refs make up their mind on the
> flagrant, but he took a 
> while to get up.  He hit one of two freethrows and
> the Celts get the ball back.
> 
> What impressed me about Banks and whether he can be
> a player in the NBA in 
> the future was what came next.  On the following
> pocession, he did one of his 
> imediate changes of pace and turned on the jets and
> flashed down the free-throw 
> lane so fast that he left his defender behind and
> droped in a lay-in before 
> the rest of the Clips could react and block his shot
> (someone did make a good 
> try at blocking his shot, but were inches late due
> to Marcus' speed).  That 
> series of events and the extra 3 points put the
> Celts on the verge of winning a 
> game that a few minutes earlier it seemed they were
> destined to lose. 
> 
> That really impressed me and finally made my mind up
> re Marcus as a real NBA 
> point guard.  What I liked about it was that he took
> a hard foul, got up, and 
> as a rookie in the spotlight with time running out
> in a close game, he wasn't 
> intimidated by the situation.  He turned the hit
> into motivation to repay the 
> other team not by complaining to the refs or talking
> trash to the other team 
> or by trying to fade into the background, but
> instead used it for motivation to 
> hurt the other team in the only way that counted -
> by turning it into 3 quick 
> points for the Celts in a crucial situation.
> 
> Along with other signs from his play to date, that
> convinced me that he has 
> the personality and attitude it will take to be a
> real NBA point guard, and 
> depending on how his understanding of the game
> progresses, maybe a real leader on 
> the team.  He certainly has the fiestiness (sp?).
> 
> I think the kid can make it.  As many others have
> posted, the PG spot is the 
> hardest to learn, but I think Marcus has the heart
> and energy and certainly 
> has the physical talents to do the job if he catches
> on to the knowledge bits.  
> For anyone who wasn't at the game, go back and look
> at the tape of the moments 
> above and check out Banks response to the situation.
> 
> Sorry for the long post - I think the team will
> straighten out soon, if not 
> during the rest of this season, then after they've
> had a pre-season together 
> and learn each others names ;-)
> 
> Hank M.


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