RE: [Celtics' Stuff ] "It's not only shortsighted, it's obstinate."-Globe

["R. Singh" <keltsfan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Kim, I think JJ was a rookie in O'Brien's first full season as head
coach. - Ravi

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From: owner-celtics@xxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-celtics@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf
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Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 7:27 AM
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Subject: Re: [Celtics' Stuff ] "It's not only shortsighted, it's
obstinate."-Globe


It's also inaccurate and cheap shots. JJ and Billups were of course on
Pitino's watch, not Obie.  Blount's 40 min games have been relatively
few and almost all since Obie left, with Walter's even fewer and ditto
on timing. Nor was Marcus only playing 10 min a night. While Ainge
himself, after Obie left,  said that Perkins would not see much more PT
this season because he was developing but not really ready.  And while
I'm at it, everyone with the hindsight is best comments about playing
Hunter seems to be assuming that he could have had the game he did the
other night if he'd gotten those minutes earlier in the season. Not from
what I saw when he did play, and I don't get me wrong - I like Brandon
and was enthusiastic to sign him out of summer league where he showed
some of the same faults he did in limited minutes earler. As I've said,
probably too many times before and not like it's convincing anyone <g>,
in game PT is not the only way to develop young players, and clearly!
  Hunter has been developing through practice, etc.

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From: Celtic4Hire@xxxxxxx
Sent: Feb 27, 2004 7:52 AM
To: Celticsstuffgroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, celtics@xxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Celtics' Stuff ] "It's not only shortsighted, it's
obstinate."-Globe

Now this is a headscratcher. How can Danny say this after he put Carroll
in 
charge? Did Carroll not read the memo? Sure, Hunter played a lot last
game but 
that was the first time. Although he starts, Carroll has always
minimized 
Mihm's minutes with the perfect example of the game before last where he
had 10 
rebounds in the first half and then played minimal minutes in the
second. I 
believe Banks only played 5 minutes in the last game and I think we will
continue 
to see that. And what about Kendrick? How is he supposed to play when he
is on 
the injured list? I assumed that GM was in charge of that or is it the
coach? 
If it is the coach, then Carroll definite is in the obstinate category, 
preferring Stewart or Kendrick. I'm sure after Hunter's coming out party
that Danny 
is feeling validated and wishing his coach would put some time into
Kendrick 
also.

So I don't know why Danny is saying this in lieu of what his coach is
doing. 
Sounds like another disconnect in the Danny/Obie fashion. If Danny is
Danny 
"REAR" Ainge, then Obie was Jim O'Binstant with Carroll now following in
his 
father's footsteps....

DJessen33

<< "Another key to the vision is a greater emphasis on developing young 
 players," said Ainge, defending himself against O'Brien's army of 
 supporters. "I feel like players like Joe Johnson and Chauncey Billups 
 should be able to develop. One of my biggest concerns, as much as I 
 like Walter McCarty and Mark Blount, was letting them play 40 minutes 
 against Kenyon Martin while Chris Mihm, Brandon Hunter, and Kendrick 
 Perkins sit. It's not only shortsighted, it's obstinate. And not 
 playing Marcus Banks more than 10 minutes is unproductive to our 
 vision."
 
 So there. O'Brien is out and interim coach John Carroll has his 
 marching orders. And Danny continues to take the bullets while the 
 Celtics play themselves out of the playoffs and into the lottery over 
 these last 23 games. >>