Re: free agents

[STICKPIN <Doug.Hibshman@law.uc.edu>]

i have heard that the celtics have been looking extremely hard at matt
geiger of the hornets and at theo ratliff of the sixers. my opinion is
that geiger would be the better catch since he has more height and weight
than ratliff and will be able to better defend down low. from what i have
seen of ratliff, he is too scrawny to match up with the true centers in
the league. he has alot of athletiscm but he just gets pot muscled by the
bigger men in the nba. both of these players are limited offensively but
that is not a major concern with mercer, walker, and anderson on the team.
if they do sign geiger and he provides 12 points and 10 boards a game and
does well on defense, the cetics will jump their win total by 10 games. as
far as kurt thomas goes, i have read that he has a chronically bad ankle
that he keeps refracturing after 4 or 5 surguries. i think his career is
basically over, but if he did come back healthy, he would be a good
addition at the right price. anyone have any thoughts about a scoring
small forward that the celtics would be able to get their hands on? they
had two, rick fox and eric williams, that they basically got two 2nd round
draft picks for. fox has given some indication he might leave the lakers
if jerry west goes, any chance of him coming back to boston?
doug hibshman 

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DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR

On Mon, 27 Apr 1998, Elgin W Booth wrote:

> List,
> 	
> I was wondering who you all thought the Celtics should make a run at
> signing this summer for free agents?  Who do you think the Celtics have a
> reasonable shot at signing and who can help them? 
> 
> I have a player who I believe is a free agent (completing his third year
> in the league) who could help them down low and could come reasonably
> cheap.  His name is Kurt Thomas, a 6'9 PF currently on the Dallas
> Mavericks roster. The reason they could get him cheap is because he has
> been hurt the majority of the past two years.  You might remember him from
> his rookie season on the Miami Heat where he averaged around 10 PPG and
> showed a great amount of potential and the willingness to bang and play
> hard.  He was around the 9th or 10th pick in the draft. He started quite a
> few games for them that year. He was dealt his second season to Dallas in
> some sort of deal and only played in 20 games last year and 5 games this
> year.  If he is healthy again, he could really be a steal for whatever
> team signs him.
> 
> Just a thought.  Any more ideas about free agent signings would be great?
> Who is worth paying?
> 
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