Re: Vitaly's Summer Vacation

[Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>]

Yeah, let's keep our fingers crossed that Vitaly
doesn't get hurt.  But he's young, it'll be ok.  You
know, I consider this Vitaly trade to be a flawless
sense-o-meter by which I can judge critics.  Anybody
who thinks Cleveland got the better of this trade
simply doesn't know what's going on.  Period.  This
guy is the true center that every team in the league
covets or overpays for.  Forget his stats.  He
obviously will go out every single night and score
15-20 points (if you go to him), 8-10 rebounds, and
brutalize opponents in the paint.  Oh yeah, and he
loves to practice, can hit 20 foot jump shots, and can
run the floor into the bargain.  And we got him for a
career nonstarting power forward and a pick in what is
clearly the worst draft I have seen in over a decade. 
And even if this was a good draft, a center of V's
caliber would be unavailable, UNLESS we got a top
three pick, which is protected anyway!  And
furthermore, the last thing this team needs is another
rookie.  So if you don't like the Vitaly trade, your
brain is in shutdown mode.


--- peter delevett  wrote:
> This worries me a tad. All we need is to have Vitaly
> blow out a knee playing
> against some goon from the Emanuel Baptist/Bob's
> Lube Shop Runnin' Cajuns.
> Besides, the last time we had a Celtic who dominated
> the summer league, Rick
> promptly shipped him off for two second-round picks.
> 
> 
> j.hironaka wrote:
> 
> >The Boston Globe reports today on Potapenko
> 
> >The third-year center says he is prepared to play
> anywhere the Celtics'
> >summer league teams travel. Pitino already has said
> there could be two
> >summer teams, one in Los Angeles. The coach can
> write Potapenko's name
> >on either roster tomorrow if he wants.
> 
> >''I'm going to play,'' Potapenko said.
> 
> >Most summer teams are filled with guys looking for
> multiyear contracts,
> >not  by starters who already are armed with
> six-year deals averaging
> >more than $5 million per season.
> 
> 

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