Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V4 #2

>Has anyone in So. Cal. seen a kid named Chris Burgess from Woodbridge High
>in Irvine ?  This kid is possibly the best high school player I have ever
>seen.   He is 6'10 240 and is averaging 26/10 a game. He can make moves &
>dunks off the glass 75% of the players in the NBA can't do.  I have heard
>he is being highly recruited by UCLA, Kentucky & Duke.  From what I have
>seen of him I would take him over Tim Thomas, he can hit the boards & even
>shoot the 3.  I saw an ESPN review of the top high school prospects and
>they called him a mix of Bird & Olajuwan or something like that.  I have
>heard he is leaning toward Duke though.  He decision will be interesting I
>wonder who the lucky party will be.

Burgess is going to Duke with Battier, and Brand, plus a pg(forgot his name, I 
believe it is Avery) who is rated in the top ten in the country. This makes for 
the number one recruiting class in the nation. Watch out for Duke next year. 

- -Derek-