Doc hits the panic button and it looks like Delonte's red dome

[Alex Goldblatt]

I always thought that this Telfair move was for someone else - watching him
for the last 2 years playing against the C's never made an impression that
he's the right player for us, more like a showcase. This opinion actually
got a lot of support after watching Danny going all-broke for Rondo. I still
think Telfair is an odd man out - he fits the team like I fit a chorus line
(probably I have a chance to better than him).

JRich+Murphy I'll do in a heart beat, but most likely it might be either
Gasol, or Murphy straight up. I think Ratliff going down in flames was a
major break in this deal - IMO. Paul is here to stay, he's not going
anywhere.


On 12/6/06, John Lyell <jlyell at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> As someone said we need to breakup the logjam at the point and decide who
> is the odd man out as their really isnt't enough playing time for all 3 to
> mature. Maybe we try to package one with Wally to get a proven big man.
>
> What would it take to get Gasol or Garnett? Could we include Pierce and
> improve? I can't beleive the Lakers are playing as good as they are with
> their lineup.
>
> Zach Randolph is still more of an inside force than we have.
>
> I would try to pry Heywood form the Wizards, he is better than any big man
> we have.
>
> Pierce for Murphy & Richardson ?
>
> John
>
> Ryan W <ubiquitous_am_i at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Yeah, I remember what West did last season--he played
> well and I still think he will play well this season.
> But you don't hand out playing time based on what
> happened last year. He's sucked this year and doesn't
> deserve to start.
>
> As for Telfair's defense, it is not preventing us from
> running. Steve Nash plays about the same caliber of
> defense yet Phoenix still manages to run. It's about
> mindset and coaching philosophy, of which we have
> none. We talked about running, but our coaches didn't
> implement it. And now we're talking about putting our
> slowest, worse-dribbling, most plodding point guard
> into the starting position. This spells the end of
> the so-called running game, not Telfair's defense.
>
> Oh, and I think it's time to dispell the myth of
> Delonte's 'great' defense. He's not that great
> one-on-one, and he gets killed on pick-and-rolls
> regularly. Yes, he's good at team defense, and weak
> side blocks, and help defense, but his man-to-man is
> weak. This move is about Doc's panic attack. There
> are no brains involved.
>
> Ryan
> --- Alex Goldblatt wrote:
>
> > Ryan,
> >
> > I'll have to disagree - moving West to play the
> > starting point will finally
> > give this team a chance to get back from the lineup
> > mistakes he's made by
> > putting Bassy in his spot. Check West's stat line
> > the last season,
> > and remember how good he was running the point on
> > both sides of the court.
> > I, for one, getting really sick by watching Bassy
> > screwing the D rotation
> > night in and night out. He brings absolutely nothing
> > to uptempo, he
> > actually leaves no chance for this team to run
> > because we cannot get any
> > stops with him guarding anyone.
> >
> > I think that would be the first positive move we've
> > seen this season from
> > Doc - maybe he's got some brain after all....
> >
> >
> > On 12/6/06, Ryan W
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > According to the crack staff at the Globe:
> > >
> >
> (http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/extras/celtics_blog/)
> > > Doc might be starting Delonte at the point on
> > > Wednesday. Bad move, Doc. II don't see what this
> > > accomplishes, other than messing with the psyche
> > of
> > > Sebastian. Does Doc even watch the games anymore?
> > > Delonte has been horrible all season--I take that
> > > back, he had one good game, but the rest of the
> > season
> > > has been crap. Last game he was 0-1 with 4
> > turnovers.
> > > He must be really tearing it up in practice
> > (sorry, I
> > > had to say it). Doc will undoubtedly justify it
> > by
> > > saying that he wanted more defense, but there are
> > > worse defenders and/or matchups in the starting
> > lineup
> > > than Sebastian (Wally struggles all the time on
> > > defense, even when his butt muscle and/or ankle is
> > 100
> > > percent, and Gomes has matchup issues with about
> > half
> > > the power forwards out there) and he shouldn't be
> > > scapegoated like this. Yes, his defense can
> > improve
> > > and hopefully this motivates him to play more
> > > consistently (he has the ability, but he doesn't
> > > always use it, kinda like Pierce on defense), but
> > when
> > > was the last time Doc sucessfully motivated
> > anybody?
> > > I can't remember it happening...all he seems to do
> > is
> > > make players worse the longer they are subjected
> > to
> > > his coaching. We'll see; this is all just
> > conjecture
> > > on the Globe's part, so it might not be anything.
> > >
> > > Ryan
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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