CELTICS GRADE REPORT

[Jason Thompson <celticsman@yahoo.com>]

KEEP IN MIND THIS REPORT IS BASED ON EVERY PLAYER
COMING IN AS A C.  SO ANTOINE WALKER'S GRADE IS ONLY
BASED ON HIS PAST PERFORMANCE AND HAS NOTHING TO DO
WITH SOMEONE ELSE GETTING A BETTER GRADE THAN HIM.

CENTERS

VITALY P
B
SHOWED THAT HE CAN BOX OUT AND SCORE WHEN NEEDED.  HAS
GOOD HANDS OFFENSIVLY BUT NEEDS TO WORK ON CATCHING
THE BALL AND PASSING.  IF HE WORKS OUT THIS SUMMER
LOOK FOR VITALY TO BE BETTER.

TONY BATTIE
B+
NOT A BUST AFTER ALL.  TRAVIS FOR BATTIE WAS A GREAT
TRADE.  BLOCKS, REBOUNDS AND EVEN A MEDIEM RANG
JUMPER.  WE LIKE HIM BUT LOOK FOR HIM TO GO IN A
PACKAGE DEAL.

ERIC RILY
C
TONY AND VITALY COULD LEARN ON THING FROM ERIC LOOK UP
THE FLOOR AND PASS AS SOON AS YOU GET THE REBOUND.  HE
WAS A BODY BUT DON'T LOOK FOR HIM TO MAKE THE TEAM
NEXT YEAR.

DWAYNE S
F
JUST LIKE ERIC HIS HEAD WAS ALWAYS UP FOR AN OUTLET
PASS, BUT HE REALLY ISN'T VERY MOBLIE.  THE CELTICS
HAVE HIM SIGNED FOR NEXT YEAR BUT THEY JUST MIGHT BITE
THE BULLET WITH HIM.

FORWORDS

POPEYE J
C
NOT FAIR TO GIVE HIM ANY GRADE OTHER THAN WHAT HE CAME
IN WITH.  BECAUSE HE RE INJURED HIS KNEE WE DIDN'T SEE
THE REAL POPEYE.

WALTER M
C+
PLAYED GREAT AT THE END OF THE SEASON, BUT SAT OUT
MOST OF THE SEASON.  I STILL LOVE WALTER.  LOOK FOR
HIM TO REALLY CONTRIBUTE NEXT SEASON.

ANTOINE W
D
USING MY GRADING SCALE HE HAS TO GET BELOW A C.  THIS
YEAR WAS DEFINATLY NOT A GOOD ONE.  BUT I'M NOT GIVING
UP ON HIM.  IF ANTOINE CAN DO WHAT HE SAYS PASS BEFORE
SHOOT AND TAKE IN TO THE BASKET HE WILL BE THE LEADER
NEXT YEAR.

BRUCE BOWEN
C+
WHERE DID THE 3-POINTER COME FROM BRUCE.  WE DIDN'T
SEE HIM MOST OF THE SEASON THAT KEPT HIS GRADE LOW BUT
HE DID SHOW AGAIN THAT HE CAN PLAY AND I DID SEE
IMPROVMENT SO HE GETS THE +.

PERVIS ELLISON
F
THANKS FOR BEING IN THE PROGRAM PERVIS.  A NICE GUY
BUT DON'T LOOK FOR HIM NEXT SEASON.

PAUL PIERCE
B+
EVERYONE PREDICTED ROOKIE OF THE YEAR FOR THE NUMBER
10 PICK, AND HE CAME DARN CLOSE.  WHAT A GREAT 10 PICK
IF HE DIDN'T GET INJURED AND HAVE HIS NUMBERS GO DOWN
HE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN AN A BUT NOW WE HAVE TO LOOK
FORWARD TO NEXT SEASON.

GUARDS

KENNY ANDERSON
C-
YES HE CAN SCORE BUT WHERE IS THE DEFENCE.  WE
EXPECTED MORE FROM KENNY.  PITINO HAS TO MAKE A
DESISION HERE WITH DANA AND JONES WE COULD SURVIVE
WITHOUT ANDERSON.  I THINK A BATTIE ANDERSON PACKAGE
COULD GET US A NICE PLAYER IN RETURN.  IF KENNY WILL
GET IN SHAPE KEEP HIM.  IF HE WON'T GET RIDE OF HIM. 
PITINO KNOWS THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION NOW.  DO IT
RICK.

DANA BARROS
A-
CAN DANA GET ANY BETTER.  I AM VERY COMFORTABLE WITH
HIM STARTING NEXT SEASON.  HE IS A HARD WORKER ALWAYS
IN SHAPE.  HE ALWAYS KNOWS WHEN TO SHOOT AND WHEN TO
PASS.

MARLON GARNETT
B-
HE WAS A NO NAME.  HE HAS SHOWN HE CAN PLAY.  BUT I
REALLY DON'T FEEL THERE IS A PLACE ON THIS TEAM FOR
MARLON DON'T LOOK FOR HIM TO BE ON THE TEAM NEXT YEAR.
 BUT LOOK FOR HIM TO BE IN THE NBA.

DAMON JONES
A+
WHAT A FIND.  THIS MAN COULD PLAY BACKUP POINT ALL
SEASON LONG FOR US.  HE IS A WALTER MCCARTY POINT
GUARD.  WITH THE RANG ALL THIS GUY NEEDS IS MINUTES TO
BECOME BETTER.  HE HAS SO MUCH HUNGER.  THIS IS A
PITINO MAN.

RON MERCER
B-
HIS JUMPER GOT BETTER BUT I AM DISAPOINTED WITH HIS
INABILITY TO GET TO THE BASKET.  I THOUGHT HE WAS A
DRIVER AND A CUTTER WHEN WE DRAFTED HIM.  BUT NEVER
THE LESS HE COULD GET BETTER AND WE NEED HIM AS PART
OF OUR REBUILDING PROCESS.  IF WE DON'T GIVE HIM AN
EXTENTION LOOK FOR CHICAGO TO TAKE HIM AND OVER PAY
HIM WHEN HE BECOMES A FREE AGENT.  STAY HOME RON.

GREG MINOR
C-
MINOR DID WHAT HE ALWAYS DOES.  HITS JUMPERS, AND
PLAYES ACCEPTABLE DEFENCE.  I JUST WONDER WHAT THIS
KID COULD DO WITH CONSTENT MINUTES THREW AN 82 GAME
SEASON.  HE WON'T GET IT IN BOSTON.  SEE YA GREG.

TEAM C-
YES A LOT OF PLAYERS DID BETTER THAN MOST PEOPLE WOULD
HAVE THOUGHT BUT WITH KENNY AND WALKER UNDER ACHEIVING
IT'S HARD TO GIVE THE TEAM A GOOD GRADE.  MERCER
DIDN'T SEEM TO GET ALL THAT MUCH BETTER IN FACT MY B-
MIGHT BE A BIT HIGH.  PAUL, DANA, AND DAMON PLAYED
VERY WELL BUT IT'S CLEAR IT'S GOING TO TAKE A TEAM
EFFORT TO MAKE THIS ALL WORK.  VITALY SHOWED US SOME
SKILLS BUT STILL HAS A LOT TO WORK ON.  NEXT SEASON
VITALY, AND WALKER HAVE TO HAVE THERE INSIDE GAMES
TURED ON TO OPEN UP THE TEAMS OUTSIDE GAME WITH DANA,
PIERCE, AND MERCER.  BATTIE HAS TO GET BIGGER AND BE
READY TO BE AT TOP 5 BLOCKER.  HE COULD BE A BIG
PRESENCE.  WALTER HAS TO BE A SIGN OF STABILITY.  WHAT
HAPPENDS WITH KENNY WILL REALLY SWAY THE 99-00 SEASON
FOR THE CELTICS.  LIKE PITINO I WISH THE SEASON
STARTED TODAY.  IT'S TO LATE AT NIGHT TO USE SPELL
CHECK SO YOUR GOING TO HAVE TO FIGHT THREW THIS ONE
SORRY.

CELTICSMAN
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