RE: Thoughts on K. Anderson

["Berry, Mark S" <mberry@journalink.com>]

I like Battie in the role we used him last year... coming off the bench at
the PF and, against smaller lineups, C spots. I just think he's too thin to
be a real presence at that spot. Maybe he can bulk up, but we can't be the
first team to tell him to do that.

I don't think you're wrong in saying a P.J. Brown-type, along with VP, could
solidify the interior defense. I've said before that I believe shot blocking
is an over-rated statistic. The most important part of interior defense is
holding your ground, and VP and a rugged PF like P.J. would hold their
ground with the best of them.

I share your pain, by the way. I'm craving a good juicy rumor that actually
involves the Celtics and anyone other than Jamaal Mashburn or Rodney Rogers.

Mark

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> From: 	damekmo@teleport.com
> Sent: 	Monday, June 28, 1999 3:41 PM
> To: 	celtics@igtc.com
> Subject: 	RE: Thoughts on K. Anderson
> 
> >Jim, you just summed up my feelings better than I could have. I think we
> can
> >do a lot worse than Kenny Anderson at point, but if we don't address the
> >gaping hole at the power forward spot, we're in for more than a few more
> >defensvie debacles as teams exploit our soft middle.
> >
> >I've said all along I'm for trading Mercer for a PF. I'm still hoping it
> >happens.
> >
> >Mark
> 
> Mark...do you think Battie could become a PJ Brown-like pf, but with more
> scoring ability? Or am I just getting soft in my old age? Am I also wrong
> to think that VP and a PJ Brown clone could harden the middle? I'm
> probably
> being totally suckered in by Battie's improvement and the player I thought
> he could be coming out of college....with, as Ricky might say, a little
> time in the weight room. Christ, I need a trade rumor.
> 
> Paul M.
> 
>