Sheed Continues to Be a Great Quote

Posted by Zach Lowe on Nov 9, 2009 41522 commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fcelticshub.com%2F2009%2F11%2F09%2Fsheed-continues-to-be-a-great-quote%2FSheed+Continues+to+Be+a+Great+Quote2009-11-10+00%3A43%3A35Zach+Lowehttp%3A%2F%2Fcelticshub.com%2F%3Fp%3D4152

You get the feeling he’d be a great guy to sit and talk with about the game for hours. Some lucky journalist should write a book at the NBA with Sheed when he retires. Here he is in the Globe today, discussing Allen Iverson and how basketball changes as you age:

“I’ve already accepted that I can’t jump no more,” he said. “I’m not as fast as I used to be. I accepted that already. That’s where you become more smart, make that first step or two before that first player could get there. Or I got make this jump shot; give him a little pump fake because he can jump higher than me. So to me, once you lose that step or two, that’s when you pick up a step or two with your head.”

“I can’t jump no more.” Awesome.

We’re all going to spend a lot of time wringing our hands over Sheed’s (permanent?) migration to the perimeter, how he doesn’t go to work on the low block as much anymore, etc. Maybe it’s relevant to ask: Is Sheed playing the only way his body can handle playing more than 100 games a season? What if he can’t get good shots off down low unless he has a favorable match-up? Or what if he can, but he has to conserve his energy and pick his spots? 

No matter what, Sheed is certainly interesting. It’d be great fun to break down some film with him, wouldn’t it?