Re: Draft

[Nault <rnault@ptialaska.net>]

I'm not saying we shouldn't take McGrady, I am just voicing my concerns
about him,

Tim

>You didn't convince me that taking McGrady was a bad idea.  You say that
>he's coming right out of high school and "most players that do aren't
>good".  Who exactly are you talking about?  Moses Malone never went to
>college and look at what he did.  Kevin Garnett made the jump and he's an
>all star in his second season.  You can't use O'Neal and Bryant as examples
>because they've only had one year in the league and it's too early to tell
>if they will be sucessful or not.  For all that we know, they could both
>develop into all stars over the next couple of years.  It's going to take a
>couple of years (i'm guessing it will take at least three) before the
>celtics become serious contenders, so McGrady (or whoever we take) will
>have enough time to develop his game.
>
>
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>> From: Nault <rnault@ptialaska.net>
>> To: Jeff Tepper <jaytee@itasoft.com>
>> Cc: celtics@igtc.com
>> Subject: Re: Draft
>> Date: Tuesday, May 20, 1997 11:16 AM
>>
>> I don't know a whole lot about McGrady, but I do know that he is coming
>out
>> of high school and most players that do that aren't good.  Take into
>> consideration Jermaine O'Neal and Kobe Bryant. I think players coming out
>> of high school need to go to college to develope their game and their
>> education.
>>
>> Tim
>>
>> >As for getting McGrady, I wouldn't be opposed to the idea if Pitino
>decides
>> >that's the direction he wants to go.  He's very young, but supposedly
>he's
>> >the type of guy you can build a team around.  Since we're still a few
>years
>> >away from contention, he would have a few years to develop and then
>after 3
>> >seasons, he'd be 21 with 3 years experience under his belt around the
>time
>> >that the celtics would start to be contenders.
>> >
>> >Jeff
>>
>>
>> Nault
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>>
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