Re: Faith in Ainge

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I knew I left some one off the good young list. Good catch. I think Jiri is
very good and can only get better.

Hart
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Van De Griek" <davev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Celtics @ igtc.com" <Celtics@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 9:53 PM
Subject: Re: Faith in Ainge


> I like it, but where does Jiri fit into your plan?
> With a summer of rest and a good training camp, Jiri could be a very
important piece of the puzzle next season.
> He is still very young.
>
> Also, we have GOT to find at least 10-15 minutes a game for Hunter and
Perkins the rest of the way.
> How bad can it be with them in there.  We are already losing by 20 a night
without them.  It can't get worse!
> GIVE THEM SOME EXPERIENCE NOW!
> If Carroll doesn't start playing these guys, Ainge better fire him and put
someone else in charge for the last 24 games.
>
> Dave
>
> At Monday 09:16 PM 2/23/2004 -0500, you wrote:
> >I think Danny knew that the best he could hope for with the team he
inherited
> >was  at best a  4 or 5 seed. He probably thought that Pierce was the more
> >talented than Walker and he is right; I loved Walker, he always came to
play
> >and honestly can't remember too many games that  Toine mailed it in. He
was
> >right  that PP has more talent than AW, but  Ainge did not realize that
PP
> >doesn't have the Heart or Guts of AW.
> >
> >This team has a future with draft picks and what I think is pretty decent
raw
> >talent that has to be taught how to win and play in the NBA. They have
some
> >nice young  players that can be pretty darn good with the  right
coaching,
> >Banks, Hunter, Mihm, Davis, LaFrentz, Perkins and even PP, if he gets on
the
> >page and acts like a Captain. The jury is still out on Atkins and
> >Jones(although he showed a little talent in Cleveland. Walter at best is
an 11
> >or 12 off the bench, Stewart is an 11or 12 Blount (he has the same hands
as
> >Sidney Wicks, UGH) is a back-up at best and loafer much of the times.
> >
> >IMHO, I think the starting 5 the rest of the way should be:
> >
> >Banks and Ricky @ the 1 & 2
> >PP and Hunter @ the 3 & 4
> >Mihm @ the 5
> >Bring off the bench:  Perkins (who has shown enough in the few minutes he
has
> >played that there may be something there), LaFrentz (Blount today)if he
was
> >Healthy and Atkins, a young team but not a terrible team.
> >
> >They are getting annihilated on the boards. This team could get another
10
> >boards From Hunter alone. They probably wont win much , but they sure as
hell
> >will learn how to play the game and for christ sakes RUN, RUN, RUN.
> >
> >Hart