Jeffrey Jeffrey Jeffery Jeffrey Jeffery

[Berry, Mark S]

I'm pretty tough on Al, but I thought he was treated unfairly this
summer. He hadn't played in months while rehabbing his ankle
(pre-surgery) and struggled in the first couple of games. But he played
well after that, getting much better as the week went along. He wasn't
given credit for that.

I absolutely believe there's a put-up or shut-up element to this season
for Al, but the guy is coming back from ankle surgery. It's not going to
happen instantly. Let's give him a chance.

Mark


-----Original Message-----
From: celtics-bounces at igtc.com [mailto:celtics-bounces at igtc.com] On
Behalf Of Jeff White
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 8:54 AM
To: The Boston Celtics Mailing List
Subject: Re: Jeffrey Jeffrey Jeffery Jeffrey Jeffery

And my point was this:

Jefferson played in the summer league on an ankle on which he had
surgery
not longer after the final game.  How the hell do you or anyone else
know
how much that might have hindered him in Vegas?  It's easy to sit back
and
call Al a wuss and say he should be tough enough to play through the
pain,
but it's not fair.

If you want to bash Al for his play in the NBA, be my guest.  I never
suggested he was the Celtics' savior.  But use something other than his
summer-league stats as your damning evidence.


Jeff


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ryan, Patrick S Maj RES USAFR 439 MSG"
<Patrick.Ryan at westover.af.mil>
To: <celtics at igtc.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 8:42 AM
Subject: Jeffrey Jeffrey Jeffery Jeffrey Jeffery


> Jeff,
>
> (Please, forgive my veiled Bill Cosby reference in the title)
>
> Great - what about the other games?  That's the consistency I'm
speaking
of.
> This is year three, this is the year that league wide, draft picks
either
> realize their potential or don't (high school or college picks - it
doesn't
> really differentiate).  Unfortunately, it still seems we get one good
game,
> followed by three or four mediocre ones and if that is the case, with
us
> having nowhere else to turn at the four spot (except role players
Gomes
and
> --cough-- Scalabrine), the C's once again will rely on Pierce for the
bulk
> of their offense and we've seen where that gets us.
>
> As I tell my girls during practice - potential can be summed up as
this:
you
> haven't done a darn thing yet. As I said earlier - I feel Jefferson
has
> sleepwalked through two years on athleticism alone and it's hurt the
Cs.
> Even when healthy he's been inconsistent, made way too many mental
errors,
> and counted on his talent instead of busting his butt to make that
talent
> realized.
>
>
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> --------------
> Against the Nuggets on July 12, Jefferson had 17 points (on 7-for-12
> shooting) and 11 boards in 24 minutes.
>
>
>
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