From: Kim <kimmalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: Kim <kimmalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: celtics@xxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [Celtics' Stuff ] "It's not only shortsighted, it's obstinate."-Globe
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 12:15:53 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
'Fraid not. He was a rookie 2001 -2, which was Pitino's last season/Obie's taking over part way as interim coach. There was about a month overlap before he was traded by Wallace, but most of his time in Boston was under Pitino.
Best
Kim
-----Original Message-----
From: "R. Singh" <keltsfan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Feb 27, 2004 11:59 AM
To: 'Kim' <kimmalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, celtics@xxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [Celtics' Stuff ] "It's not only shortsighted, it's obstinate."-Globe
Kim, I think JJ was a rookie in O'Brien's first full season as head coach. - Ravi
-----Original Message----- From: owner-celtics@xxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-celtics@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kim Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 7:27 AM To: celtics@xxxxxxxx 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.
-----Original Message----- 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. >>