Tracking the Preaux Career of Orien Greene

[BabbForHeisman]

"Orien (Greene) came in, played good. That's what we need, for guys to step up and just be a key factor and get us in our sets."

-Ricky Davis, after Boston's 109-98 victory over the Golden State Warriors

Greene played 23 minutes, scored 4 points, had 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

[NewsCopy]

He is listed on the Celtics roster as a 6-foot-4-inch guard, but Orien Greene wound up looming large in the final minute of last night's 109-106 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats. Greene scored all 6 of his points in the fourth quarter to help the Celtics stave off an undersized but spirited Bobcat squad that took 100 shots (and made 40), forced 23 Boston turnovers (16 steals), and rallied from a 16-point deficit in the third quarter to tie it at the start of the fourth (81-81). The rookie from Louisiana-Lafayette logged 9 minutes 39 seconds of action but found himself on the floor for the game's final 7:13 and seemingly made every second count. ''I'm basically waiting on my name to get called, my number to get called, and just go out there and help the team win," said Greene, who also had two rebounds and one assist to his point total. Greene tied the game at 92 with 6:23 to go when he stroked a 19-foot jumper, then took a fearless run at the basket -- on a play where he was supposed to penetrate and kick it out to Paul Pierce on the perimeter -- to break a 102-102 tie with 57.5 seconds left, and provided the Celtics with an important buffer when he went to the foul line (courtesy of Primoz Brezec's third personal) and calmly sank both free throws to give the Celtics a 108-104 lead with 17.3 seconds to go. ''Orien was huge -- huge," said Celtics coach Doc Rivers. ''I mean, down the stretch. The layup was the biggest play, to me. Obviously, making the two free throws as well. You know, he just came in and he wasn't scared to play." The rest of the story By Michael Vega, Globe Staff

[JMV JustMyView]

Mr. Green will develop into a fine player...Just be patience...

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"It’s us," Rivers said. "The more you look at it, you see it’s us. (Saturday) the turnovers were just ... I mean, we were just throwing the ball out of bounds. It wasn’t the defensive pressure. "It’s an amazing thing. I really think half of it is in our heads. That’s why I didn’t mention it to them for two days. But that obviously didn’t work. I’ve tried everything. I really have. You’ve just got to keep focusing on it and keep making notice of it and working on it. That’s all you can do." And Rivers doesn’t want to hear about the turnovers being the product of kids handling the ball. "Delonte (West) is in his second year, and Orien (Greene) is a rookie, and they’ve been great," the coach said. "Our point guards have played as well as any other point guards in this league. Delonte and Orien have been phenomenal. It’s everyone else who’s been turning it over, and that’s what we’ve got to correct." The rest of the story

[DestinCajun]

If they figure out a solution, I hope they share it with Coach Lee.
:o

[Boomer]

Did this Doc Rivers play for Marquette against the Cajuns on a VERY cold night in Milwauk???

[JMV JustMyView]

Playing Mr. Orien Green more would solve some of his problems...

[Tripple Threat]

FYI...The Celtics will be playing Friday night against Philly...This is the first time I've seen that Orien has been on the National spot light. It'll be fun to see how succesful he is guarding Iverson.

[Turbine]

Orien ranks #16 in the NBA in steals per minutes played

[RaisingCajun08]

Thanks for the info. I will be watching.