Re: Pitino signs three players!

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

> Just some quick thoughts on a previous post, the state of the team,...and
> what Pitino has done so far. Let's start out with a talent evaluation.
> 
> >That means that, barring injury or trade, the Celtics roster will be the
> >following:
> >
> >        Travis Knight, PF-C
>          mediocre at best...should be a back-up
> >        Andrew DeClerq, PF-C
>          see above
> >        Pervis Ellison, PF-C
>          forget him...can't play a whole season
> >        Tony Massenburg, PF
>          see Knight, DeClerq
> >        Antoine Walker, SF-PF
>          star
> >        Eric Williams, SF
>          could be a star
> >        Bruce Bowen, SF-SG
>          probably a stiff...not sure but I'm going with Riley on this
one:
> one
>          game...one minute?
> >        Ron Mercer, SG-SF
>          ?
> >        Greg Minor, SG-SF
>          mediocre at best...another back-up
> >        Dana Barros, SG-PG
>          one dimensional. Had one good year out of how many...should be a
> 
>          back-up
> >        Chauncey Billups, PG
>          ?
> >        Dee Brown, PG-SG
>          mediocre. Is this guy a starter anywhere else?
> 
> >Right now, it seems as if the team we have now is pretty much the team
> >that we will see for the next 2-3 years.
> 
> Then this team is in big trouble.
> 
> >Are DeClerq,Massenburg, and Bowen really the sort of players that should
> >be >given long term deals?
> 

I agree.  Although I like Declercq, I do not really like the Massenberg or
Bowen signings and it does leave us with a bunch of unproven, mediocre
players with big ?'s.