Re: Defense of Jerome Moiso

[Way Of The Ray <wayray@ix.netcom.com>]

OzerskyJA wrote:

> 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?

It's true, it's true, Alexander is that good. Because they have
Michael Finley in Dallas, he's a back-up right now, but on
the C's, he would be the best big guard on the team.

Ray

>  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.
> > > >
> > > >