RE: Swift may be leaving

["Michael Griffin" <mgriffin@rillc.com>]

It's been awhile but Swift just seems to be a Battie type player.  I
remember that draft (obviously with us losing the Duncan lotto) well and
Battie was taking at #5 and all the publications were talking about all that
great upside.  Swift didn't put up tremendous numbers in college and I'd
almost rather have Pfizer and what appears to be a desire for the game which
you can't teach.  I like Mihm but I'm not big on the other guy Pryzbjilla
who is a poor man's big country.  We might as well trade to Vancouver for
Rahim and Big Country (AW & Barros?) if we trade up to get Pryzbilla.

I'd still take Miller or Peterson unless Martin,Pfizer or Swift dropped to
us (not impossible - remember Pierce was a lock for top 5).

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-celtics@igtc.com [mailto:owner-celtics@igtc.com]On Behalf Of
> Berry, Mark S
> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 8:02 AM
> To: 'celtics@igtc.com'
> Subject: Swift may be leaving
>
>
> The list is so slow, I'll throw this out there...
>
> Sounds like LSU's Stromile Swift-a McDyess type Leo Papile raved
> about early
> in the college season-is going to enter the draft, contrary to
> statements he
> made during the NCAA Tourney. He'll be a top-four pick. I think this puts
> four frontcourt players into the lottery that would have
> tremendous interest
> to the Celts-Mihm, Pryzbilla, Martin and Swift. Mihm and Pryzbilla are
> centers, Martin and Swift are power forwards. Now, none of them will be
> around when we pick at 10 or 11, but these are names to keep in
> mind if the
> Celts make a move for a higher pick.
>
> Of course, the addition of a guy like Swift helps the Celts even if they
> don't move up by knocking a better player down to them. Speculating on the
> late lottery picks is foolish at this point because so much is
> determined by
> individual workouts, but it can only help the Celts when the Swifts of the
> world declare (unless you're already looking ahead to next year's draft).
>
> Anyway, I'll predict the guy hurt the most by Swift coming out is Marcus
> Fizer. His size rings warning bells anyway, and with Martin, Mihm
> and Swift
> available early, it wouldn't surprise me to see Fizer slip a little. He
> reminds me a little too much of Coriss Williamson.
>
> Mark
>