Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow

[kjgoo <kjgoo@worldnet.att.net>]

If I remember correctly, we have at least one Aussie subscriber on this 
list.  Does he/she or anyone else know anything about this Chris 
Anstey dude (the 7' center from the Australian Pro League)?  Leventhal 
has him slotted at the top of the second round.

The way I see it, the C's have to go for the best available player.  
Let's assume Philly drafts for need and takes Battie (or even Foyle) -- 
with Iverson, Stackhouse, Weatherspoon & Coleman, what else would they 
do?  The bright spot is that at 3 the C's will be able to pick between 
Mercer and Van Horn, and Pitino should know better than anyone whether 
Mercer really is the second coming of Grant Hill.  The concern is that 
the C's are desperate at the 5 and the 1, and they won't be able to fill 
both of those needs with the two lottery picks.  Given the salary cap 
constraints, I'm not sure a trade will solve these problems -- maybe 
Radja and the 6 for Vin Baker and future considerations would work, but 
that still leaves us short a true center.  Maybe we should just take 
Cato at the 6, hope he gives us the solid low post defense and 
rebounding we need so badly and look to Walker, Mercer or Van Horn and 
Williams off the bench for offense.

I imagine that all this makes re-signing David Wesley an absolute 
imperative; on the other hand, I suspect we've seen the last of Rick 
Fox.  If so, Pitino had better teach everybody else how to play defense.

I refuse to give up hope at the loss of Duncan (in fact, I can feel the 
sour grapes factor kicking in right now -- who the hell needs the second 
coming of Brad Daugherty anyway?), but it does mean that Pitino will 
have a more interesting time earning his paycheck.

Michael Gooen