Show Heinsohn critical of J lUl I. I player attitudes Ken Berger A conversation with Hall Hallof Hallof Hallof of Famer Farner Tom Heinsohn Friday night at the Celtics- Celtics Nets game quickly transformed into something else Heinsohn who was part of eight A championship teams with the Celtics from 65 1956 and later earned two more titles as the coach was talking about how Boston's Big Three of Kevin Garnett Gamett Ray Allen and Paul Pierce have figured out how to play together All three of them are used to everything focusing on bringing out the best in them Heinsohn said on the Celtics' Celtics bench before the game They are bringing out the best in each other willingly Youve got the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York with all those experienced players they dont don't know how to do that he said all talented players They dont don't know how to do that I asked Heinsohn if it saddened him at all despite his personal history with the New Boston-New York rivalry to see the in their current state You have hate to see a franchise this many problems but they kind of dug their own Heinsohn said grave The game is people not just total talent But the are every bit as bad now as the Celtics were last year After two blockbuster trades that yielded Garnett Gamett and Allen look at them 4 30 now the best record in the East Yeah but what the Celtics did was create value to the players that were playing Heinsohn said They took all talented young players bit the bullet while they were learning how to play and created enough value that someone was willing willingto to give up their players Nobody wants the players They've got too many prima donnas I informed Heinsohn that the lead the league with 12 former round first-round picks on their team I see guys playing on that team that have the attitude that dont don't seem to get playing time Lee and the Balkman kid he said Youve got five offensive guys Theres There's only one ball Would Heinsohn have predicted that the pairing of Eddy Curry and Zach Randolph would've been this disastrous Yeah he said post low-post players Theres There's only one ball What does Eddy Curry do Eddy Currys Curry's a post low-post player That was his history They had trouble getting him in shape in Chicago all the time and keeping him in shape The other kid is a talented player but they had other problems with him out in Portland You know what their team has turned into Heinsohn continued I call them basketballs basketball's Oakland Raiders They've got enough bad guys that cant can't seem to get it done in other places and they're going to get it done there They have changed over so many times but the theone theone theone one thing about the organization historically even when I first started playing in the pros they have little patience Heinsohn said not willing to develop players ever They want to buy players Pat Riley one of Isiah Thomas' Thomas coaching mentors is openly contemplating doing what Thomas says he wont won't do stepping down as coach and remaining as team president I was much better I believe just as a president Riley told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel Sun this past week because I wasn't having to deal with the personalities Riley said he wont won't make such a move during the season Denver's Marcus Camby already has 10 games with at least 18 rebounds compared to five all of last season Jason Kidd statistical note of the week In his career he has averaged one triple-double triple every games This year he has 10 in 35 games or one every 35 games Heard outside the Garden this week from a writer who attended the Chris Rock show at MSG on New Years Year's Eve A small Fire Isiah chant actually broke out there |