Re: free agents

["Cecil Wright" <cecil@hfx.andara.com>]

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From: STICKPIN <Doug.Hibshman@law.uc.edu>
To: Elgin W Booth <ewbooth@cisunix.unh.edu>
Cc: celtics@igtc.COM <celtics@igtc.COM>
Date: Monday, April 27, 1998 11:00 PM
Subject: Re: free agents


>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.

First off, welcome to the list Stickpin.  I love the handle!  Concerning
Geiger as opposed to Ratliff, what's up with Geiger's back problem?  Doesn't
make him all that attractive to me.  Charlotte seems to be surviving just
fine thus far in the playoffs without him.  He is bigger and heavier than
Ratliff, or McDyess for that matter, however his mobility is limited and I'm
not sold that he could perform as well as Ratliff or McD in a
pressure-packed defense.  He's not much of a threat as a shotblocker as
either of them either.

As far as offense, we can use the points from just about everyone, but
especially from the man in the middle.  That would certainly take a lot of
the load off of Toine as well as being a rebounding threat.

Cecil


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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>On Mon, 27 Apr 1998, Elgin W Booth wrote:
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>> List,
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>> 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?
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>> 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.
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>> Just a thought.  Any more ideas about free agent signings would be great?
>> Who is worth paying?
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