What does everyone think of George Karl or Dave Cowens as the next Celtics coach?
John
-----Original Message----- From: owner-celtics@xxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-celtics@xxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of wayray@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 6:11 AM To: celtics@xxxxxxxx Subject: Coach Jimmy At It Again
From Saturday's Herald via Steve Bulpett:
``'Our Achilles' heels have been rebounding and turnovers,' said Jim O'Brien, who now has to wonder whether Danny Ainge will opt for more surgery (trades) to try to relieve the pain."
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It's good that O'Brien finally figured it out, but he has no one to blame but himself, for leaving the team's best rebounders buried deep on the bench and IR, and sticking with scrubs like McCarty and Blount.
The high number of turnovers is a combination of things and blame: Jimbo for taking wing scorer and rebounder Pierce and trying to use him as a Point Forward; Pierce for actually committing the turnovers; Ainge for not going out and finding the team a pure point point guard; O'Brien's point guard qualifications emphasizing 3-point shooting over passing and ability to run a team; the injury to LaFrentz; Ricky Davis for being turnover prone; Banks' rookieness and not being as good as advertised.
The above was written before the Chicago game, and Coach Jimmy did do the right thing and remove Baker from the starting lineup.
However, then he starts McCarty! Oh boy!
So, now you have Blount and McCarty playing together for large periods of time. Swell.
Deliver the Celtics fans from this evil, Danny Ainge, and deal off Blount and McCarty.
To keep Coach Oboe happy, Danny find a mobile PF who can rebound, since mobility is what Jimmy and Dick require, which is one of the big problems with O'Brien.
Rather than tailor Harter's and his system to the quality players currently on the team, Hobo starts the scrub talent, because they fit into his system.
The more talenteed players: Mihm, Perkins, and Hunter sit.
Ainge is going to look like Ronnie Howard after a few years with Jimbo, from pulling out all his hair. Ray