Posey (Good, Bad, Ugly)

by Jeff Clark on Aug 31, 2007 5:30 AM EDT in News/Links Comment 6 comments

ManchvegasBob has a nice look at James Posey at Celtics17. He breaks down the good (defense), bad (injuries), and ugly (the borderline thugging of the Bulls - may actually be a good thing). One quote worth noting was Riley's assessment of his game:

Also categorized as "sobering" is that Pat Riley, in the July 7^th South Florida Sun-Sentinel , stated that "James is acrobatic, energy, will make threes, make cuts to the basket, but he’s not a playmaker, that’s not his strength, has never been his strength. . . . He’s not one of those guys that can play pick-and-roll basketball. He doesn’t have a real high offensive skill level. That’s not a criticism; that’s a reality." But I think the Celtics can probably live with that reality . . .

I do too. I think on offense he'll struggle to do more than hit some open jumpers and get hustle baskets, but thats fine with me. There are enough other playmakers on the team.

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there have been some but not a whole lot of pick and rolls on this team for a while. what counts is that posey can defend the pick and roll, a true luxury on this team.

by nazzbo on Aug 31, 2007 6:48 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

bottom line-it’s KG or bust…even PP & Ray could go down but KG is the man…guys like Pollard,House,Posey etc are OK pieces on a great team and with KG that’s what we’ve got

by Motown on Aug 31, 2007 7:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

If Riley’s right, Posey’s exactly what we need. This team, even before adding Ray and KG, could score points. It just couldn’t stop anybody. It should not be hard to figure out a rotation where Posey won’t need to do more on the offensive end than rebound and knock down open jumpers.

by TedL on Aug 31, 2007 8:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Posey’s thuggery did wonders while getting swept by the Bulls last year. Intimidation!

by bullsblogger on Aug 31, 2007 9:19 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Thank you Jeff Celtics17 certainly appreciates your lead-in to the article. For the record, I read CelticsBlog everyday!

It was easy to get excited about Posey, but his overall production is more under the radar, with more issues than meets the eye. However, in this respect, he reminds me of a Robert Horry in his potential role as a game changer. Whether it comes to spot defense, shooting 3s, or (gulp) a timely hard foul, Posey just seems to know when to pick his spots to help the team win.

bullsblogger – don’t know what to say about Poseys actions against Miami, but I’m sure he’s wore out his welcome with the NBA league office on this issue, and will be facing suspension if another incident occurs with the Bulls.

-ManchvegasBob

by ManchvegasBob on Aug 31, 2007 9:45 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Bob, I wasn’t making a remark on whatever punishment Posey deserves (there wasn’t an incident in 4 playoff games, so it may be ‘over’ if there was a true grudge in the first place), I was saying the ‘toughness’ aspect is just fluff and doesn’t really affect the game as much as some think. Posey’s effective in many other areas, whatever headhunting he does just gets him ejected and/or suspended.

by bullsblogger on Aug 31, 2007 10:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs