Re: post player

[Ellie Cutler <ellie@oreilly.com>]

Definitely an upgrade over V.  When he gets starters minutes, he routinely
puts up 20+ ppg., which I consider an offensive threat.  And he blocks shots -
maybe not as many as Battie, but 2+  a game isn't bad.  I see him as an
adjunct to Battie, not a replacement.

At 09:47 PM 12/11/2000 -0800, John Lyell wrote:
>Lorenzen could help us in the low post but is he really any upgrade from VP
>or Battie ? He has shown he can put up some big rebounding numbers at times,
>but he has had some pretty disappointing years and is not really an
>offensive threat.
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ellie Cutler" <ellie@oreilly.com>
>To: "Celtics @ igtc.com" <Celtics@igtc.com>
>Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 7:08 AM
>Subject: post player
>
>
> > We should get Lorenzen Wright from the Hawks.  His situation reminds me of
> > Parish at Golden State. He's a good player, but with a head case rap. In
> > Wright's case, I don't think the label is warranted.  Any time he gets the
> > minutes, he produces points, rebounds, and blocks, and he can run the
>floor.
> >
> >   --Ellie
> >
> > At 04:17 PM 12/9/2000 -0500, Jim Metz wrote:
> >
> > >Are there any post scorers out there with defensive abilities on teams
> > >that want to rebuild and would like a draft pick? People have mentioned
> > >Mutombo, but he was never a scorer. What about Olajawon? He might be just
> > >what the doctor ordered and just like Mutombo, when he retires, we get
>his
> > >cap room.
> > >JB
> > >--
> >
> >