Re: Pitno, Bird, Future

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showermd@joker.lsc.vsc.edu wrote:

not certain why Anderson is so high up ... it seems that Walker could be 
an excellent slashing #3 with the ability to spell at #4.  Duncan while 
probably capable at #5 would have a much smoother transition at #4.  It 
seems that the Dallas pick would still be best served with the best 
interior defender available at #5 or #4.  Wesley and Fox at #1 and #2 
makes a lot of sense given their great theft abilities.  A team with 
VERY strong theft potential in the front court AND strong interior 
defense is a team that can run.  We will obviously need half court 
offense but it seems that Duncan, Walker and the #5 (from Dallas pick) 
would provide us with significant inside presence along with quickness 
and Wesley and Fox would not be exactly bad out front.  Fox could even 
post on some of the #2's in the league.  With Williams as sixth man and 
Fox's ability to also shift to #3, this small group would be able to 
provide an incredibly flexible lineup for Pitino and Bird to work with.
BUT the biggest hole to fill is interior defense and Duncan while a 
great addition may not be enough.  With Great interior defense the 
Celtics can move back up where they belong.  We won't have to look at 
merely "point differential" anymore.  Rather, we'll be able to look at 
some W's in the win column.

david

> 
> WOW, has anyone seen the article in todays Boston Globe? It says Bird has been
> contacting Pitino on a regular basis about coaching the C's. And get this, Bird
> was doing it at the request of Gaston. That says to me that ML's fate is clear.
> Yesterday I got on here and said I would like to see ML get another shot next
> year at coaching. Let me reitterate, only if a front line coach like Pitinom
> can't be had. I personally feel that Pitino is going to take the job. His wife
> loves Boston, and we all know how influencial women can be!!!! Say Pitino takes
> the job, and Bird becomes the GM. ML moves up stairs into a cushy role as a
> reward for taking heat while rebuilding. The Celtics go into the draft with the
> first and 6th pick. With the first pick we take DUNCAN. With the second we go
> out on a limb and take....................DEREK ANDERSON!!! Yes, Derek Anderson.
> I really believe that Pitino isn't talking about the C's job becuase ML is still
> there, and he is waiting for Bird to take over before he comes aboard. Pitino
> held Anderson out of games at the end of the year so that he can turn around and
> draft him.
>      With Bird at GM, and Pitino coaching, and ML in a swivel chair along with
> Gaston, the Celtics resign Wesley, and let Day, Lister, Szabo, Hamer,  Hawkins,
> and yes FOX go. Fox needs to go for the reason, there is no place for him at
> small forward or shooting guard if we draft Anderson.
> 
> So next season we go in looking like this:
> 
> STARTERS:          BENCH:
> 
> Duncan C          Ellison
> Radja  PF         Conlon
> Walker SF         Williams/Minor
> Anderson SG       Barros/Minor
> Wesley PG         Dee Brown
> 
> The last spot could go to oursecond round pick, or a free agent. And the besrt
> thing is, we are under the cap, and Ellison, Radja, Barros, and Brown's
> contracts all end in the comming years. Well, what do you all think. How great
> would it be? The C's are on the rise. Lets kick back and enjoy!
> 
> -Derek-