Re: Warwick's piece

[damekmo@teleport.com]

>1) If Andre Miller really were the player RP has been dreaming of, he would
>never have traded the pick for Vitaly. Everyone knew what Miller could do and
>that it was a reasonable possibility he could fall to the 8th pick. (FWIW, I
>see the draft going Odom, Francis, Brand, Davis, Szerbiak, Miller, Hamilton,
>Bender.) I agree, however, that Andre would have been a good fit for the team
>-- the question is, would he have filled our greatest need, which was at
>center? I would rather have Vitaly and Kenny than DeClercq and Miller. It's
>been said here before -- given the league-wide paucity at point guard, this
>team still could do a lot worse than Kenny Anderson, and should work with what
>we have.

Peter, concerning Kenny...Yes the team could do a lot worse and I think
Pitino probably will work with what he has. Vitaly and Kenny over Declercq
and Miller? Absolutely. And I agree about Odom going to Chicago. I can't
believe they'd pass him up. He has way too much talent. And the "rumor"
that his "strange" behavior is related to a drug problem is....well, did
anybody hear Talk of the Nation this afternoon? Concerning Miller and his
being a fit for the Celtics,...what do you think about his ability to play
defense in the NBA? He's going to be playing against an awful lot of
quicker point guards? Yes? I have to admit that I have a hard time reading
Miller. I'd like to believe he's going to be the quintessential pass first
1, but what about his lack of athleticism/quickness? Or am I just
misjudging his athletic abilities. Perhaps he just plays totally within
himself...never doing more than necessary...and doing it without the...how
should I put this, the "ESPN highlights" moves.

>2) Yeah, the team improved at the end of the season after Kenny went down. It
>also improved at the end of LAST season after Kenny came over from Toronto,
>before he went on IR. So what's that prove? Is the same team that was better
>with Kenny suddenly better without him? Or is it that, at the end of the
>season, other teams don't care as much, or our team is finally jelling, or a
>number of other theories?

I'd add the theory about it being easier to win when the pressure is off.
However...I wonder if the real Kenny isn't the one we saw in Portland? If
so...he really isn't going to work out.

>I would be happy to acquire Miller if the price were right, but realistically
>I don't expect that to happen. Rather, I expect us to make a terrible trade
>involving Ron Mercer. Oops, different topic ...

Unfortunately...I think this is going to be the only topic very soon.

Paul M.