Re: pf/sf

["Greg Odegaard" <gmodegaa@longvred.rmc.com>]

Thank you for commenting on a subject, AW's best position, that I have
asked about numerous times, without feedback.  

If your analysis is true, we don't want to spend big bucks on a PF, if at
all (like Ratliff).  I have read analysis somewhere that Geiger is better
suited to be a PF.  Is he a big time NBA starting center? Well?

The key comment besides these you make, is the great potential Rick Fox
would have had on this team.  I still to this day am disgusted by the loss,
and the method of Rick Fox.  Worse he ends up in LA.  I am bothered to a
lesser degree of loosing Wesley.  Fox would have been the SF, to lead this
team to the top.  He wanted to be in Boston, worked harder than most
anyone, and is a first rate defender.  Did anyone catch his numbers from
last night in Toronto (yeh I know it is only Toronto, but wow)?  Is there
anyway to convince to come back, or did RP burn that bridge permanently?

Why not send Knight, our pick and whatever to LA for Campbell and Fox
(after he resigns with the team).  And still have the free agent money
under the cap.

Greg

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> From: michael t hart <thart@mail.henge.com>
> To: celtics@igtc.COM
> Subject: pf/sf
> Date: Wednesday, April 01, 1998 1:49 PM
> 
> I have seen alot of posts saying the celtics should get a soso center
> and a rebounding pf.  The huge downside to this is that Walker would
> then have to play sf.  He cannot play sf unless he makes miraculous
> improvements in his game.  Which, realistically, is very unlikely.
> Walker is an excellent rebounder, this is his strongest area.  He would
> have less of  an opportinity to use this skill from sf.  He is an ok
> scorer with his strengths being inside, beating slower players with
> quickness.  Yes, he could post up most sf's in the league, but he can't
> shoot from the outside and can't take them off the dribble.  He also
> cannot cover most sf's.  Walkers strengths are as a power foward, with
> some limited time at sf in a big lineup.
>     A lineup of c, pf, walker, mercer, anderson is big but has
> absoulutely no outside threat.  Mercer is a great jumpshooter to about
> 20 feet, but he dislikes the 3 prefering to take the high percentage
> shot.  That is a good thing ;^).  Kenny can shoot the 3 but wouldnt we
> all rather see him distributing the ball, keeping the offense in motion,
> driving to the basket, and only occasionally shooting 3's?  IMO we need
> two positions.  A center who can rebound, play d, and finish.  Inside
> scoring and moves would be nice but is not as important as those other
> attributes.  If the ball movement is good and Antoine passes a couple
> times a game the center will get opportunities to score without having
> to create his own shots, he just needs to be able to finish.  Second we
> need a good, legitamate small forward.  A player who can defend, decent
> rebounder, has 3-pt range, and passes well.  Rick Fox may have been a
> good fit for that role?  If possible I think Popeye should be kept.  I
> think he would be excellent playing signifigant minutes as a backup
> player who can bang and board.
>     As far as centers go, if we are gonna shell out 7 mil for geiger why
> not try to get Campbell from the lakers.  I have never really liked him
> but do think he would excell in this system, plus the lakers are paying
> him a ton to do nothing.  We may be able to get a decent deal for him
> (trading some of our cap guys for theirs: say knight and barros/minor),
> plus it would be a trade.  So, what is so good about a trade?  Then we
> could spend our cap money elsewhere, say on a sf.  Just some ideas, what
> does everyone think?
>     -Tim