Re: Welcome Aboard Calbert Cheaney -Reply

[Ryan Falcone <FalconeR@nvg.com>]

Good analysis, Ray.  I wonder how prophetic your speculation about
Walker's "expendability" (in light of the Cheaney acquisition) will turn out
to be.

Ryan



>>> Way Of The Ray <wayray@ix.netcom.com> 08/05/99 02:00pm >>>
I think Calbert is a pretty decent addition.
I know he's been somewhat dissapointing, but there
is only one Pervis Ellison. He's unique in his own
way. 

As for the ramifications of adding Cheaney - We all
know how Pitino is going to spin it: Depth, talented player,
good shooter, we feel that he'll be especially effective
in our system; we investigated him thoroughly; Chris made a 
lot of phone calls; We were surprised that we could pick 
up such a talented player; I've known Calbert a long
time; Leo coached against him in the Boston shootout....

But what Pitino would really like to say is: We picked him up because
I want that pain in the ass, Walker out of here pronto.
I'm not giving him the chance to show up at training camp looking like
Shamu the
Killer Whale and ruining my season like he did last year....

However, I don't see Dale Davis making it to Boston any time soon. He's
redundant, as opposed to Lorenzen Wright who can play both center
and
PF - Walker in some type of package deal with Anderson and Barros &
clueless
Clippers & Pacers & Jalen Rose & Travis Best & draft choices - That's
more
likely to happen.... But something's got to give with all these SF's...
Ray


 
> Subject: Re: Welcome Aboard Calbert Cheney
> Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 10:21:48 -0300
> From: damekmo@teleport.com
> To: celtics@igtc.com
> 
> >Nice free agent pick up. Rick is really stocking up
> >on small forwards, the same position Antoine is suppose to
> >play.
> 
> As the clock ticks, and the dominoes begin to fall, and Antoine makes
his
> way to Iniana....I still hold out some hope. I refuse to believe it. Not
> Calbert Cheaney! Dear God, not a degraded Mashburn clone! But if it's
true,
> I'm reloading with some of my more poisonous and sardonic anti-Pitino
> posts. Mishra...would you like to join me?
> 
> Paul M.