Re: Gloomy Peter May On WEEI

[Shailendra Mishra <shailendra_mishra@yahoo.com>]

--- Way Of The Ray <wayray@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> Here's what he said:
> 
> On the Celtics: He thinks they're going to be
> better, but how much
> better. They won't go by New Jersey, but they'll pass
> Washington.

What does that mean? New Jersey has potential to be good but I don't
see them as world beaters.

> On Mercer: He thinks they'll re-sign him, and then
> be way over the cap, and capped out for a long time.

I will be glad if that would happen and being capped out is not such a
bad thing. Being capped out hasn't prevented LA or New York to make the
move when they wanted.

> On Battie: They're building him up into a good
> player and then trading him.

I hope they retain Battie and use him like Van Gundy is using Marcus
Camby in the play offs. 

> On Potapenko: They're a better team with Potapenko,
> but having a lottery pick has its benefits.  As many teams as there
are
> like C's who are
> trying 
> to get old, there's a bunch of other clubs trying to
> get young.'

I doubt if getting old will help the veteran player won't fit in here.
It worked in Toronto because they have 1 rookie and 4 veterans unlike
Boston where we have 4 players with NBA experience of 3 years or less.
                        - Mishra
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