Re: Not All Bad

["Josh Ozersky" <jozersky@xxxxxxxxxx>]

No doubt, but your reasoning doesn't wash, Kim.  Hunter's
misses are all around the rim; Walter's misses (and there are
plenty of them) bounce to halfcourt.  Like the rest of Hunter's
stats, his FT percentage is wildly skewed by the smallness of
the sample.  Give this guy Eric Williams' old minutes and he
will give you Eric Williams old FT percentage.  As for the idea
that Hunter isn't being played by anybody, I don't know how that
canard got off the ground.  No NBA team ignores a player unless
they are far out of range.   As for the presence of Walter upping
our shooting percentage, that's like malt liquor raising your IQ.
It never happens.  Even in those few games that Walter does shoot
well in, the stagnation of the offense drives down the shooting
percentage.  Walter is a freak whose appearances at power forward
should be cameo ones.  Hunter is limited by has real 4 skills.  Whether
he can succeed as a starter is open to question.  But right now
we need his play, yes, and Kendrick Perkins too.  Is there anybody
that believes that Mihm or Michael Stewart are getting the job
done?  The least I ask, from Carroll or anybody else, is that someone
at least get a chance.

The question is simple.  Plug Hunter in for Walter's minutes today,
and are we better or worse?  Do we lose, or win?

Josh

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kim" <kimmalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Celtics@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 7:33 PM
Subject: Re: Not All Bad


> Josh -
>
> I'm not going to say calm down, because there are few things more
infuriating. But...
> Yes Hunter rebounds well and Dan agreed with you that lost offensive
boards probably factored into how we shot that well and lost.
>
> Not that playing Hunter guarantees a win though. Do we get that same
shooting % with Hunter playing - not just his own miss but how his offensive
limitations free up the man who should be guarding him to clog the lane or
double team elsewhere. While he's still learning and very inconsistent on
defense. And don't get too carried away about those FT.  He may get them,
but he doesn't make them. Currently shooting 41%.
>
> I like Hunter and think Dan underrates him, but I think his biggest fans
here have blinders about some things too.
>
> Kim
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Josh Ozersky <jozersky@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Apr 4, 2004 7:19 PM
> To: Dan Forant <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Celtics@xxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Not All Bad
>
> Dan, what the hell are you talking about?  We gave up
> those rebounds and free throws BECAUSE hunter didn't
> play.  You're actually arguing for playing him!  2nd round
> pick or not, his DNP probably cost us the game today.
>
> Josh
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <Celtics@xxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 6:27 PM
> Subject: Re: Not All Bad
>
>
> > Yep, we're crossing our fingers and hoping we can squeeze more juice out
> of
> > Hunter than may be there. 2nd round choices are what they are for a
reason
> > on average. It is amazing how many of us see each game a little
> differently.
> > Today the Celts shot 53% and lose. The offensive rebounds lost had
> something
> > to do with that. Not to mention the Wizards going to the line 14 more
> times
> > is incredible. The PF position is feeble, we haven't been doing bad
> playing
> > with 4 guys most of the time.
> >
> > DanF
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: <CeltsSteve@xxxxxxx>
> >
> > > In a message dated 4/4/04 2:09:04 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> > > cecil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> > > It's unfortunate that the same patience which has been exercised with
> > respect
> > > to Banks does not appear to exist for Hunter.
> > > Simply put, it's a matter of economics. Banks is a 1st round pick with
a
> > > guaranteed contract and is the PG of the C's future. Hunter is a
second
> > round pick
> > > and plays a position that has an $8M (and rising) player as well as
> > another
> > > 1st rounder with a guaranteed contract who also is more a natural PF
> than
> > > Hunter is.
> > >
> > > The Wizards front court today was looong: Jeffries, Brown, and
Hayward.
> It
> > > made sense  starting McCarty. The rebounding disparity today is more
> > > attributable to allowing the Wiz to shoot 56% from the field. There
> aren't
> > many rebounds
> > > to be had when that happens.