TA

[Cecil Wright]

Was it Trenton Hassell who was always doing a fine defensive job on Pierce a few years back?  Whomever it was, Tony should watch some video because he could make a steady paycheck with such a concentration...ala Bruce Bowen and Adrian whatshisname who played for the Celts.
 
Cecil
> From: keltsfan at comcast.net> To: celtics at igtc.com> Subject: RE: TA> Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 07:58:22 -0700> > Steve, I think Allen would get some run if he would just accept his role as> a defensive specialist and stick to it rather than try to do more than he's> capable of and end up out of control on the offensive end. Playing some> outstanding defense, with a few hustle rebounds and perhaps a couple of> baskets on the fast break would do wonders for his confidence without> putting himself in a position to hurt the team with mental lapses and costly> turnovers on offense. > > Ravi> > > -----Original Message-----> > From: celtics-bounces at igtc.com [mailto:celtics-bounces at igtc.com] On Behalf> Of steve> > knight> > Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 7:21 AM> > To: celtics at igtc.com> > Subject: Re: TA> > > > since i started the TA thread, i suppose i should jump in and put another> 2 cents in.> > > > TA should be getting some minutes, warts and all. we are a better team> when the bench is> > playing, engaged and contributing. that includes tony. i don't expect> everyone to see the> > same value in any of the players, but if we were benching people because> they have lots of> > warts, we'd be mighty damn thin. i know tony can be a knucklehead and he> doesn't have> > much confidence right now, but we will need him as we advance to spell ray> allen and paul> > on the league's best 2 and 3 scorers, and we'll need him to be confident> when he does comes> > in. he can't get there if he doesn't play. you could say the same thing> about davis, house,> > cassell and powe--they need the confidence to compete at a high level.> that only comes from> > playing and contributing. i hesitate to throw this comparison out because> so many people> > think scal is useless anyway, but he's exhibit A. he's gone from a> somewhat useful rotation> > guy to someone who would have trouble keeping up in the ndbl> > playoffs, all because his confidence is shot from not playing. i'm not> saying he should be> > out there, just that confidence is such a huge deal for athletes in any> sport. i see one of doc's> > primary jobs right now to keep the team's confidence up. that includes the> bench.> > > > on to tonight's game. looking for a big win. will be disappointed if we> don't get it.> > > > > > > > Message: 11> > Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 18:02:28 -0400> > From: "Pereira, Jorge M" <jpereira at rwmc.org>> > Subject: RE: Atlanta> > To: "The Boston Celtics Mailing List" <celtics at igtc.com>> > Message-ID:> > <94B50F0B5AAB9A48B75508E3B24B0EA0363D09 at RWMC-MAIL-> > C.RWMC.ORG>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"> > > > Well, thanks for understanding. I feel a lot better now.> > > > jorge> > > > -----Original Message-----> > From: celtics-bounces at igtc.com [mailto:celtics-bounces at igtc.com] On> > Behalf Of Kim Malo> > Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 6:52 PM> > To: The Boston Celtics Mailing List; The Boston Celtics Mailing List> > Subject: Re: Atlanta> > > > At 03:58 PM 5/1/2008, Pereira, Jorge M wrote:> > >Kim,> > >> > >First, I said "miniscule" because TA is not in Doc's plans and by> > >harping on TA I'm really taking up the list's time for a miniscule> > issue> > >and I was apologizing for that.> > > > Whatever.> > > > >It was not directed at anyone. 2nd,> > >some people (you've voiced it) think TA is not ready> > > > No I didn't "voice it". Read what I actually said, not what you want> > me to have said to suit your agenda.> > > > I said nothing about his not being ready That's a different category> > of problem and makes assumptions about him I'm not making and did not> > say. I said he's thoroughly earned his place on the bench this time> > despite being given a bunch of opportunities. I did also say I'd have> > tried him on JJ regardless, but of course that doesn't suit your> > apparent agenda either. I didn't actually state the corollary issue> > with playing him regardless of his recent play, that you try to> > minimize risks even more during the playoffs than during the regular> > season, because I thought that was a given, but if it needs to be> > stated I just have.> > > > > and others (me> > >included) think he's not used enough and correctly, nothing else. Doc> > >pulling him at that time was atrocious; there is no sarcasm on that,> > >just a way to get my point across.> > > > Whatever.> > > > >But really, the TA issue goes a lot deeper. It is really not about TA.> > > > Whatever.> > I was simply answering a point made about TA, so yes, that was about> > TA no matter how many times you try to turn it into 20 other things.> > > > Kim> > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________________> > __________> > Be a better friend, newshound, and> > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.> > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ> > > > _______________________________________________> > The Boston Celtics Mailing List> > celtics at igtc.com> > http://www.igtc.com/mailman/listinfo/celtics> > _______________________________________________> The Boston Celtics Mailing List> celtics at igtc.com> http://www.igtc.com/mailman/listinfo/celtics
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