Re: Pi-stoned

[Kestas <kkv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Peter Delevett wrote:

> Can anybody tell me why, playing a team with lots of
> big bodies, Obie gives Mihm just 18 minutes? 

Yes, Obie in his postgame Q&A session. He said the Pistons were just too 
tough in the middle so they basically decided to concede the inside and 
shoot threes. For that, they need a "mobile 4-man" - i.e., Waltuh. For 
those of you who didn't love Waltuh tonight (and that included Tommy, 
who basically stated that Waltuh's game is killing the Celtics - 
something we've been saying here all along), help is on the horizon. 
Obie said that once Jumaine Jones gets better in a week or so, he'll 
help Waltuh out as another mobile, three-shooting PF.

That reminds of Obie's coaching dictum #27:
"Always go along with what your opponent wants you to do."

It's nice to see that practice time produced the desired results - 
tonight's game was a tour de force of Obieball. Four stationary 3-point 
shooters  around the perimenter and a "blitzer" center, 34 three-point 
attempts, sub-30% shooting. If that's not Obieball, I don't what is.
With more practice time scheduled this week, we can expect more 
brilliant performances of this kind.

I hope Grousbeck, Pagliuca et al. are liking what they see out of their 
$9M coach. Wondering on any given possession whether you'll get hit by a 
 stray Waltuh three-pointer is sure titillating and well worth the 
investment.

The honeymoon is over for Waltuh on the court - now he's playing real 
minutes, is actually being guarded, and not surprisingly, has found his 
true NBA level. It's not as bad it was tonight, but it's not much 
better. If Tommy, of all people, can see it, anybody can. Except for 
Obie, that is.

Baker's mojo and his treatment by Obie sure reminds me of last year an 
awful lot. Pierce's comment that "we haven't had a low-post option since 
I've been here" was very revealing indeed.

Kestas

"Gaston, Wallace, Walker, Obie"