Slow roasted BBIQ
Berry, Mark
Mark.Berry at Fahlgren.com
Fri Oct 12 13:05:18 CDT 2007
Did Al Jefferson steal your girlfriend? Shoot your dog? Insult your
mother? Your irrational hate for that kid is downright weird.
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: celtics-bounces at igtc.com [mailto:celtics-bounces at igtc.com] On
Behalf Of ryanmnelson at verizon.net
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 1:56 PM
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Subject: Re: RE: Slow roasted BBIQ
BBIQ is the difference between kevin garnett and Al Jefferson.
rmn
>From: keltsfan <keltsfan at comcast.net>
>Date: 2007/10/12 Fri PM 12:43:43 CDT
>To: 'The Boston Celtics Mailing List' <celtics at igtc.com>
>Subject: RE: Slow roasted BBIQ
>This idea of being quick but not hurrying is an excellent phrase
describing
>high IQ. It's akin to seeing the game in slow motion, a phrase I've
used
>to characterize how some players play the game. Bird, Kidd, Johnson,
and
>Nash are some that have seen the floor this way. While not comparing
R.
>Allen and Garnett to those guys, they also are quick but do not hurry.
>Other recent Celtics like this were Ryan Gomes and Adrian Griffin.
>
>Ravi
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: celtics-bounces at igtc.com [mailto:celtics-bounces at igtc.com] On
Behalf
>Of
>> Patrick.Ryan at westover.af.mil
>> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 10:18 AM
>> To: celtics at igtc.com
>> Subject: Slow roasted BBIQ
>>
>> What is basketball IQ?
>>
>>
>>
>> "You can't get closer then close" - John Wooden
>>
>>
>>
>> "Be quick, but don't hurry" -Wooden again
>>
>>
>>
>> Those are by far my two favorite basketball quotes. In small ways
they
>> illustrate my definition of BBIQ. As Asterix said - fundamentals is
the
>> foundation, but it goes beyond fundamentals to the extent of knowing
>> when to employ each one. Why dribble when you can pass? Why jump
shoot
>> when you can dunk?
>>
>>
>>
>> When playing basketball becomes instinctual - where it's no longer a
>> process of thought, but reaction (and the correct reaction) - at that
>> point I think you've got a high BBIQ.
>>
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