Fwd: Love your column....

[Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>]

interesting takes from bskball, who has a lot of league
sources.  (Other than Glenn Ordway, I mean.)


--- BskBALL  wrote:
> Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 16:35:37 -0500
> From: BskBALL <BskBALL@bskball.com>
> To: josh_ozersky@yahoo.com
> Subject: Love your column....
> 
> Josh,
> 
> Of all the columns I carry, I do enjoy yours alot,
> Just a couple of
> comments on your takes about the C's-
> 
> Paul Pierce went at the 10th pick because word had
> gotten to a few of
> the GM's above the 10th pick that he was weak
> mentally, and that tough
> games and hard coaching pressure wouldn't help his
> game, and he showed
> up to pre-draft camps out of shape, it is no suprise
> to me that in
> crunch time now that he and a frustrated Pitino are
> having issues.
> 
> Kenny Anderson was never as good as he thought he
> was, The C's were
> great last season in the second half because Walker
> needed to play great
> to get his extention, he got paid and it shows in
his
> efforts on
> defense.
> 
> On defense, the only person really committed to
> Celtic defense was
> Andrew, and with the trade they lack that now, I
> agree that the press is
> hardly a press anymore, its more like an open chance
> to score.
> 
> As for trading in the offseason, Boston tried to get
> into the Stephon
> Marbury game, with a Kenny Anderson, Ron Mercer
> package, but Steph said
> noway to Pitino's system, so the odds that Kenny
gets
> torched are very
> high, so high that I'd bet money on it, I also think
> that Walter McCarty
> and Ron Mercer might go with him in a serious trade
> package in a 3 way
> on draft day to land one of the better draft picks
> and a couple of
> quality defenders, I also know that Dallas had
> fleeting interest in
> Mercer before the deadline, and may look to move for
> him in a sign and
> trade, so the possiblity of landing Nowitski or
Steve
> Nash could come up
> again, if Dallas could get a serious shot at one of
> the hot point guards
> (Cleaves, El-Amin, Cota) likey to be coming out in
> this draft, you have
> to assume that the Clippers get 1 of the top 3 picks
> and they'll take a
> guard, Denver is looking to upgrade from Van Exel,
> they'll take a guard,
> Vancouver takes a shooting guard (Hamilton) then
> where Dallas falls
> could be 4 or 5, that would leave them in a great
> situation to swing a
> deal with Boston. So watching Dallas position is
> almost as important as
> watching Boston's, also I know that Denver would
> trade for Anderson, if
> the price was right.
> 
> Just some thoughts as I read through.
> BskBALL
> 
> 

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