September 9, 2007
Leon Powe is Appreciative
Leon
Powe certainly has his share of fans, but two of his biggest supporters
go by the names of Doc Rivers and Danny Ainge. This is the main reason
he didn't get dealt to Minnesota along with Al Jefferson and the poo-poo
platter Kevin McHale received in exchange for the man known as The Big
Ticket.
Beyond their appreciation of
his interior toughness, they are rooting for Leon Powe, the guy - a
feeling enhanced when Powe gave out handwritten thank-you notes to team
personnel at the end of last season.
``I just gave them
out to the coaches and the staff, thanking them for helping me out
through the season,'' said Powe. ``Johnny Joe (equipment and travel man
John Connor), Annemarie (Loflin, Rivers' assistant), Lynchie
(Phil
Lynch, director of team security) - all the people around the
organization. I just wanted to show the team my gratitude for giving me
the opportunity. They took a chance on me. It's my obligation to work as
hard as I can.''
Powe has lived up to that aim this
summer, starting workouts at the Celtics facility Thursday after a month
spent back at Cal with strength and conditioning coaches.
He's yet to talk to Kevin Garnett, but is looking forward to that conversation.
``Oh,
that's going to be great,'' Powe said. ``I love that trade. I love the
situation we have right now. He's one of the best players in the league,
and I get the feeling we could be on the floor together some of the
time. I'm just trying to bring something to the table every time I step
on the floor, because you know what Garnett's going to bring every
night.''
Don't necessarily look for any changes in Powe's game.
``I
just want to be quicker and play better inside,'' he said. ``I know I'm
out there to rebound and play defense. Any offense I get is going to
just be through hard work.''
And if he does his job well, maybe Powe will get a thank-you note from his coach.
4 comments:
Danny did him wrong by having him play when he was injured and he tore the ACL again and then they cut him. He deserved better. But then, as Danny always says, it's a business. I'm so glad that the brought him back to work for the team after he retired.
I love Leon. One of the good guys!!
is he still with the franchise?
Yes, he works in the community and with the players off the court.
very cool. always one of may faves, especially after he stuck it to the Ls in game two
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