RE: Defense of Jerome Moiso

[OzerskyJA <OzerskyJA@cmog.org>]

That is true.  He probably is capable of starting right away.
I can't believe he's worth much on D, though, and we have
enough imbalance that way with our starting five now.  Do
you really think Alexander is that good?  I don't see him as
being much better than Charles Jones or Rip Hamilton, but
I didn't see much of his game.  As with all the players, I went
by a few highlights and various scouting reports.

Josh Ozersky	
Marketing Communications Specialist 
Corning Museum of Glass

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Way Of The Ray [SMTP:wayray@ix.netcom.com]
> Sent:	Tuesday, August 15, 2000 4:54 PM
> To:	celtics@igtc.com
> Subject:	Re: Defense of Jerome Moiso
> 
> Moiso's not a stiff. He'll probably turn out to be better than
> Battie. But, Alexander has star quality about him, and even
> if he doesn't show it right away, because he's playing
> behind Finley, in the end, he'll be much better
> than Moiso, and the pick that would have most
> helped the Celtics. Criminy, he'd be in the Celtics
> starting lineup right off the bat and contributing
> big time.
> Ray
> 
> 
> OzerskyJA wrote:
> 
> > I'm sick of this crap of abusing a guy before he has played a single
> minute
> > with the Celtics.  First of all, Moiso has much, much more upside than
> > Alexander;
> > that much is apparent right now.  Everyone would say Moiso has more
> > all-around
> > ability than Alexander.  I wanted Courtney too, he obviously can score,
> just
> > as JR
> > Rider, Cedric Ceballos, and Damon Stoudamire can score. There's more to
> > basketball,
> > and this guy has got the huge hands, the footwork, the shotblocking
> ability,
> > and the touch
> > around the basket to be --potentially -- a major impact player.  He was
> the
> > guy we couldn't
> > bypass.  I'm tired of hearing how he's just like Battie, or just like
> > Walter.  I started that one,
> > by the way, and I said it out of pure ignorance.  I don't know why
> Battie
> > doesn't bring it more
> > often, but Moiso played two years in a foreign country with talented and
> > aggressive teammates
> > under a bad coach in maybe the most unsound basketball territory in the
> > world.  It would have
> > been a miracle if he had been dominating as a sophomore.  Give the guy a
> > break already!
> >
> > > >
> > > > The only value Alexander had to the Celtics, in my opinion, was if
> they
> > > > picked him and traded him. Apparently there were no offers that
> knocked
> > > > their socks off, so they took Moiso, a player who brings more
> all-around
> > > > ability to the team and has a higher upside.
> > >
> > > There's very few people that would say Mosio has much more all-around
> > > ability than Alexander. Courtney's a star - Moiso's a good player.
> > > Alexander was the best player available when the C's were drafting and
> > > filled a need too - you can't bypass those types.
> > >
> > > > He may not score as much as
> > > > Alexander this season-I'm betting he won't-but he will contribute in
> > > many
> > > > ways, and has a chance to be outstanding.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Well, with Fortson gone, he'll probably see more playing time.
> > > Oustanding drifter is more like it - We can have a contest
> > > between Battie and Moiso to see which one shows up
> > > for more games.
> > >
> > >