Re: Why Dana?

["Shailendra K Mishra" <smishra@ix.netcom.com>]

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From: ramani_rite@lnmta.bentley.edu <ramani_rite@lnmta.bentley.edu>


>Out of that three you gave,
>I doubt Eric Murdoch will come to play in Boston after playing for Reily in
>Miami.

Pitino can offer Eric more money than Miami.

>I don't know where God Shammgod is.
>Didn't Howard Eisley sign a long term contract with Utah last season??

Yeah! Howard Eisely is signed long term.

>Speaking of back ups, Jacques Vaughn (Did I spell his name right?) is
>playing in his second year of his three year rookie contract. From what I
>read he seems to be a throw back point guard. Pass first, shot later. I
>wonder how he is doing.

Vaughn can't shoot, he is strictly a garbage time player. Utah made a bad
ist round choice.
                                         - Mishra

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>As for his ability to play the point he is simply mediocre. People seem to
>forget how crappy our floor leadership and execution was with Billups &
>Barros at the helm.
>There are a lot of backups like Murdoch,  Howard Eisley, or God Shammgod
>that are better floor leaders. But as someone else stated will there be any
>takers ?  There are always teams looking to get rid of players who don't
>fit in their system.
>I do not expect the Jones boys,  Edney, Tabak, and possibly minor, Knight &
>Barros to be back next year if RP has his way.
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>> I made that comment because, there seems to be a chemistry between the
>> players and a sense of trust between them. Dana  is the closet to a 3
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>> expensive but then do you want to draft a back up point guard and have
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>> another Billups (high expectation, can not adjust to new style of game).
>> Our low post D was traded away to Toronto, so what do we do? Draft
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>> I am in favour of improving the team but when we play 12 deep every game,
>> how do we decide who goes? Let's not forget everyone who was on the team
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>> the begining and is here now has improved leaps and bounds.
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>> If anyone has watched this team this year and says it ain't broke I had
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>> long way to go.  We have no low post D, no consistent 3 point threat, and
>> although the D is tough, we still give up a lot of easy hoops and got
>> pounded by Miami a couple of times.
>> We are getting close but still have a way to go.
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>> > If ain't broke, don't fix it.
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