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Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V11 #168

I've been thinking about Hunter and some people's proclamation that he is a dud, most noticeably Forant.

Think about it. Hunter basically did not play at all in the first half of the year. So throw that out. He finally gets a chance to start and show what he has and he ends up with 4 or 5 real solid games in a row. We are talking double-double type of games. The first game he sort of struggled in was the Minnesota game. After that, Carroll seemed to lose all faith in him, because of that one game. His minutes were drastically cut, to the point that he now is receiving mostly dnp-cd's.

So my question is... does this guy get any type of leeway for rookie mistakes? No one is claiming he is perfect. But he has great teqnique, he knows how to box out, has a very quick first step, knows how to use his body, and appears to be a very heady player. But he is still a rookie who has only played quality minutes in 5 or 6 games this year. He played great in all except for one.

Remember how Marcus seemed to get every shot blocked earlier in the year when he drove to the basket? You don't see that happen anymore. Rookies make mistakes. They learn from them. I think Brandon is smart enough to learn from his mistakes, if given a chance.

This is not a case like Kedrick or Jerome where a player just obviously does not 'get it'. This clearly appears to be a case of a player who does 'get it', but is a rookie and has made normal rookie mistakes and has a normal rookie learning curve. I guess i'd just like to hear from those who say Brandon is a dud..... What exactly makes you think that? What has he done in his 5 or 6 quality minute games to show you that he absolutely can't play?


From: steve knight <stevebknight@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Celtics@xxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V11 #168
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 06:58:14 -0800 (PST)

you can't be serious when you try to crucify ainge for
picking hunter in the draft. the fact that he even
made the team speaks well of ainge's eye for talent.
as for banks, give him time. i still think he has tim
hardaway potential. he's fast and competitive, both
things you can't teach. the rest will come. look, he's
already a decent backup point, and he's only
scratching the surface. patience, people.

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