Re: Radical Lineup

[Thndrblt31@aol.com]

To throw a twist in the first idea, what about the lineup below instead?  I 
also threw in a couple notes about the players and what would have to happen 
for this to work.

pg  Antoine Walker - Get into excellent shape, practice three point shooting 
all summer (ala Carter and Hill), become committed to defense.
sg  Adrian Griffen - Get some rest, develop three point range, work on ball 
handling.
sf  Paul Pierce - Become more committed to defense (i.e. not slacking off).
pf  Danny Fortson - Get into excellent shape, work on agility.
c   PICK-A-CENTER - Potapenko, Battie, whoever.  I think we should take a 
look at Olumide from Nigeria and see if he is worth our lottery pick.

I threw in Adrian because he complements the starters so well and I really 
believe all he needs is some time off and he'll be back better than ever.  
The bench would consist of whoever we trade Kenny for (Charlie Ward?), a free 
agent shooter (DAnderson or CMobley?), and the regulars probably.

Antoine on defense could be a major liability depending on who we play.  I 
remember someone mentioning that he did a decent job on Sam Cassell when 
Walker moonlighted as Magic for his triple-double.  Someone like Marbury 
gives everyone trouble.  We'd be better off adjusting the lineup for that 
kind of occasion either putting DA or CM on him or start the backup point 
guard.

Whatever happens, I don't think we'll be seeing Kenny as a Celtic next season 
due to all of his recent whining about the team.  

- thndr


In a message dated 4/16/00 3:13:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
dajubo@earthlink.net writes:

<< This may sound crazy, but if there are no major changes next 
 season, I believe that this is a lineup that could be effective:
 
 PG-Walker
 SG-Pierce
 C-Battie
 PF-Fortson
 SF-Williams
 
 Pitino has said that Walker has Magic Johnson-like skills, so why 
 not utilize them? Walker has shown that he is capable of playing 
 the point in the past.
 
 As far as Battie is concerned, this is no knock on Potapenko. The 
 reasoning is that I believe we need Fortson to play a significant 
 role, and Battie's defensive presence down low will help make up 
 for Fortson's lack of height. >>