catching up on everything

[Berry, Mark S]

That's why I said he has to break some bad habits. I agree that he has
it in him to be a good drive-and-kick point guard, but we haven't really
seen that for a while. 

The Doc problem is very real, though. I get the sense that Danny is
trying to put together a team in the mold of the Suns, with small, quick
guards and four perimeter players on the court at most times -- with
Pierce effectively playing the role of Shawn Marion. I think this can
work, but we've never seen Doc do it -- even when it seems like the
talent on the team is screaming for it. He has gone small occasionally,
but most of the time he runs two bigs out there -- even when one of them
is Scalabrine. Tell me ... If you had to choose between playing four
smalls or playing Scalabrine, wouldn't you just go small?

The other problem with this, of course, is rebounding. Phoenix gets away
with it because Marion is a monster rebounder for his size. Pierce is a
good rebounder, but not in Marion's class. Play him with Wally, Delonte
and Telfair, along with Perk/Al/Gomes, and you have a team that is going
to struggle on the glass.

That's why I think Marion is such an interesting guy out there on the
trade market. He's available, and a perfect fit for the team Danny is
putting together. He makes much more sense, in my opinion, than Iverson.

The other problem, of course, is Telfair isn't Steve Nash. Plus, you
have to commit to that style of play 100 percent. I just don't see Doc
doing it. I'd give my left arm for Mike D'Antoni coaching the Celts.

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: celtics-bounces at igtc.com [mailto:celtics-bounces at igtc.com] On
Behalf Of Josh Ozersky
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 3:44 PM
To: The Boston Celtics Mailing List
Subject: Re: catching up on everything

Telfair is no ball-pounder.  He was forced into playing that 
way much as Kenny Anderson was during his tenure under
Obie, but his first instinct is always to penetrate before
the D is set.  I only hope Doc (or Coc, as Celtics Doom
calls him) has the sense to take off the leash.

Josh


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Berry, Mark S" <berrym at BATTELLE.ORG>
To: "The Boston Celtics Mailing List" <celtics at igtc.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 11:45 AM
Subject: catching up on everything


> Spent most of last week away from email and aching for info on the
> Celts. What a terrible time to be on vacation.
> 
> 
> 
> Anyway, I know this is late and everything has been said, but I wanted
> to chime in on everything from draft night:
> 
> 
> 
> 1. Telfair ... I'm lukewarm on this move. I don't think dumping the
> extra year of Raef's deal is enough to counter the fact that Danny
> traded the No. 7 pick for a guy who was picked 13th two years ago and
> has been nothing but a disappointment. I know all the arguments for
> Telfair and agree with many of them. In fact, I like Telfair as a
player
> (at least his potential). I just think Danny may have overpaid. Of
> course, if he turns out to be as good as Danny thinks he is, it's a
> bargain. I wasn't enamored with anyone at 7 anyway. 
> 
> 
> 
> Telfair is a great passer. But he has developed some really bad
habits.
> He's a ball-pounder right now, and he has that nasty NY point guard
> tendency to want to put on a show instead of winning the game. That's
> more than a small problem. I've been assured that this doesn't
indicate
> they're unhappy with Delonte, only that they want to use him in both
> roles. I hope that's true. I think a backcourt of Telfair and West
could
> be very similar to Dallas' of Terry and Harris. Anyway, I'm OK with
it,
> but not ready to buy in completely.
> 
> 
> 
> 2. Rondo ... I'm even less enthused with this. I don't see it. He
> finishes better at the rim, but other than that does Rondo give you
> anything Orien Greene doesn't? I honestly don't know. I just don't see
> anything there other than a good defender and rebounder. I know the
> Cleveland pick wouldn't have been very high, but it was in a much
better
> draft. I would have held onto it. I'm hoping I'm wrong about Rondo,
> though.
> 
> 
> 
> 3. Iverson ... I hate, hate, HATE the idea of trading for Iverson.
> I don't care if he comes cheap. If he doesn't fit (and Iverson
> definitely doesn't), he doesn't fit. I'll be sick if Danny makes this
> move. Absolutely sick. I'm all for packaging some young guys for a
> big-timer, but not Iverson. Garnett or O'Neal? Sure. Marion?
Absolutely?
> Richard Jefferson or Rashard Lewis? Count me in. Iverson? Never. No. 
> 
> 
> 
> So that's about it. As you can tell, I'm not exactly doing cartwheels
> over what's going on right now. I need some spectacular summer league
> play to warm the cockles of my heart until October ... or until an
> Iverson trade. At which point, I'm planning something dramatic and
self
> destructive ... I just haven't decided what it will be yet.
> 
> 
> 
> Mark
> 
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