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- Date: Sunday, 13 April 1997 6:00AM
Finally somebody that agrees with me! Todd Day is a good player and will
someday be a great player, I am sure of this.
Tim
>As long as we are all kicking in with our take on Todd Day, I would like to
>say here that I agree with Tom Heinsohn, and Bostonian Steve must be doing
>very well in his bond trading business (or whatever it is) indeed if he
>thinks he can dismiss Tom Heinsohn's opinion as just some uninformed
boozer.
> The fact is, Todd Day is a fairly complete player. It doesn't make any
>sense to talk about him in Arkansas, or Milwaukee, or last year, because
like
>most young players he is a work in progress. Anyone who has watched him
play
>knows he can be a stifling defender, with his long arms and quickness, and
>his play in transition is superb. He is a garish but brilliant passer for
a
>two guard, also. He's a spotty shooter -- so what? The guy has a place on
a
>good team. And let's say he is putting up a good show for his contract
year
>-- again, so what? Would you rather he put up a bad show? Like John
Starks,
>Todd is a player seriously underrated by his own so-called fans. I would
get
>rid of every other two guard on teh roster before todd.
>
>This LA newsclip disturbs me, particularly as it sounds like it may be
true.
> Who wrote it? What are his sources? Please inform. It does sound likely
>that Red is backing ML, but is Gaston really that clueless? Boy, I wish
this
>would resolve itself. I see a nightmare scenario coming to pass.
>
>April 25: Paul Gaston calls press conference, gives ML vote of confidence,
>says he will continue with both jobs next year.
>
>April 27: Larry Bird accepts coaching job in Indiana.
>
>May 18: Celtcs get pick #4 in draft, along with six.
>
>June 20: citing a "gut feeling," Carr drafts Raef LaFrentz with the fourth
>pick, and Brevin Knight with the sixth. Rick Fox and David Wesley depart
the
>following day.
>
>June 21: The entire celtics organization, under orders from Carr, puts
>poison in their applesauce and departs this plane. Al Bianchi laughs in
his
>grave.
Nault
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