Re: Celtic Notes

[Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>]

Seriously, Ray, what is up with this?  You know how
desperate we all are for material -- you're going to
play Jersey Red with us?  that's not right.  Do you
really know something?  Then why wouldn't you pass it
on?  Did the team work out one of the lottery players?


--- Way Of The Ray <wayray@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> Steve Bulpett in today's Herald mentions that Pitino
> is "very
> pleased with the offseason workouts of the Celtics."
>  Pierce,
> Anderson, Potapenko, Battie, Popeye, and even Mr.
> Injured
> Reserve himself - Pervis Ellison have shown up for
> the workouts. As
> regards
> Ellison, Pitino is realistic: "Based on his past,
> I'd say he's not
> going to be part of the mix for us... But I'll judge
> him on what
> he does. If he proves me wrong, that would be
> great."
> 
> In other Celtic news, I know the Green team has had
> at least two
> players in for private workouts.  Now, the C's never
> have these 
> guys in, at these private workouts, as just a lark. 
> If they're
> strutting 
> their stuff for the C's behind closed doors, it's
> because they (the
> Celtics) 
> have a formidable amount of interest in drafting the
> players.  Last
> year, 
> Pitino worked out Nowitzki and Olowokandi in
> private.  This year,
> it's been Aleksandr Radojevic and Player X.
> 
> I know who Player X is, but I can't reveal his name.
>  However, I'll
> give you a couple of clues: It's not Andrei
> Kirelenko, who may
> actually be drafted in the first round.  Clue Number
> 2: Player
> X played his collegiate ball in the backcourt on the
> Left Coast.
> Ray
> 
> 

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