Re: Results on Draft

["JLyell" <jlyell@concentric.net>]

The 11th is the last day to declare, the 18th is the lottery.  Can you
believe it the 76ers win & Dallas beat Minnesota.

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> From: curtiss@wpta.com
> To: CELTICS@igtc.com
> Subject: RE: Results on Draft
> Date: Wednesday, April 16, 1997 6:56 PM
> 
> I thought the draft lottery was on May 18th, not the 11th.  Which is
right?
> 
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>            Curtis Smith
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> From: celticpride@mail-me.com
> To: CURTISS; celtics@igtc.COM
> Subject: Results on Draft
> Date: Wednesday, April 16, 1997 8:09PM
> 
> I recently asked all of you to list your top 5 choices on who the Celtics
> should take in the draft.  I received 17 respones and here are the
results.
> 
>         1.  Tim Duncan -received all 17 first place votes
>         2.  Ron Mercer -received 16 2nd place votes and 1 3rd place
>         3.  Tony Battie -received 10 3rd place votes and two 4th place
>         4.  Keith Van Horn -received 1 second place, 5 3rd place, 7 4th
> place,                              and 2 5th place votes
>         5.  Chauncy Billups -received 4 4th place, and 3 5th place votes
> 
>         Others that were listed were Foyle with 6 5th place and 1 4th
place
> vote, Tim Thomas with 3 4th place and 2 5th place votes, Derek Anderson
with
> one 3rd and one 5th place vote, and Willoubhy, Jamison, McGrady, and
Daniles
> all with one 5th place vote.
> 
>         My opinion on the draft is that we of course want Duncan with our
> pick and with the Dallas pick which should be around #5 get either Thomas
or
> McGrady.
> We would like to get Battie or Mercer, but they will almost for sure not
be
> available.
> 
>         On May 11, the lottery is held to see what picks we will get. 
After
> that we will have a much better idea who we will and everyone else will
get.
> Also, the word is that Tim Thomas is going to enter the draft so that is
> good news for Celtic fans.
> 
> 
> I would also like to tell everyone what I know on Nate Driggers(the on
and
> off Celtic who occasionally signs a 10 day contract).  I found it
> interesting that some of you said that you would keep him on the team for
> next year.
> I live in North Dakota and Driggers played for our IBA(International
> Basketball Association) team last year.  I was the ballboy for some of
the
> games and I got to see him play a lot and I can tell you that he is not
very
> good.  He could not shoot well at all and had very few moves in the post.
> In my opinion. he was not even the best player on the team, and we took
> second to last place.  We were mad at him after he left because he told
lies
> about how our team was run.  I was shocked when I found at he was playing
> for my beloved Celtics and I was even a little embarrased.  How could a
> player with his skills jump form the IBA to the NBA in less than a year? 
So
> I think we should get rid of him even if he does play for the league 
> minimum.
> 
> 
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