Re: My ideal draft (as of now)

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

I think Cato is too much of a risk.  He disappears too much.  Thats all we
need is another player there one night gone the next 6.  He is the second
coming of Elden Campbell !

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> From: Gene Kirkpatrick <gkir@tjc.tyler.cc.tx.us>
> To: celtics@igtc.COM
> Subject: My ideal draft  (as of now)
> Date: Wednesday, May 21, 1997 12:07 PM
> 
> It came to me in a flash:  at #3 we take Mercer and at #6 we take Cato.
> Then, at #30, we take Willoughby.  After the draft, we re-sign Wesley.
> Now, the lineup:  Wesley (backed by some cheap cast-off or Dee),
> Willoughby (Minor as backup), Mercer at the three (Williams in reserve),
> Walker (Dino) and Cato (Ellison, Dino).
> 
> That leaves Fox out.  It doesn't deal with the Walker/Mercer flap; we
> don't know enough on that, yet.  But it gives us a fast, defensive group
> from one to four, with a big shot-blocker at five.  Of course, Mercer
> could be the two and Williams the three with Willoughby off the bench.
> 
> Even if Philly surprises us and we get Battie, I would go for Cato at
six. 
> (Walker becomes the three).  On Cato:  physically, he's stronger than
> Battie (and Duncan, too, I'd bet), he is primarily a
shot-blocker/rebounder,
> but can score; he moves well.  I think he's much more likely to produce
> than Van Horn (a three in a four body) and Foyle (too big a ? for a
lottery
> pick).
> 
> And Willoughby is fast, a pure shooter and groomed to play defense. 
> Someone have Rick call me.
> 
> Gene
>