Re: Help me!

["Jaime Salud Castillo, Jr." <jaims@philonline.com>]

Didn't Tractor enter the NBA as a junior???
----- Original Message -----
From: Berry, Mark S <berrym@BATTELLE.ORG>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 1:18 AM
Subject: Help me!


> I'm sick. This trade deadline has me obsessed. I latch onto each rumor and
> pore through stats to see if there's anything about (The Next Stiff Who
Soon
> Will Occupy Time On Our Bench With The Other Stiffs) that should excite
me.
> Tractor Traylor? Like it. Robert Horry? No! Danny Manning? Not without a
> pick. Kurt Thomas, Chris Childs and all the other Knicks garbage? Nooooo!
>
> It's exhausting. Is there a rehab center for this?
>
> Mark
>
> P.S. I do like the Tractor Traylor suggestion. Living in Ohio and a big
OSU
> fan, I saw Traylor play a lot at Michigan. His senior season he was a real
> terror. If it happens, you'll hear the "we traded one big, short PF for
> another big, short PF" but Traylor is no Danny Fortson. The guy I remember
> had really nimble, quick feet and great hands. He's also a legit 6-9, not
> 6-6 like Fortson. He was in the Pierce draft and I remember really hoping
he
> would fall into the Celtics' laps. Anyway, he fell into George Karl's
> doghouse and hasn't been able to get out (something Karl is notorious for
> with big guys). The only big man Karl ever appreciated was Shawn Kemp,
which
> is one reason his teams always flame out in the playoffs. That run and gun
> stuff plays OK in the regular season, but you better be able to bang when
> the playoffs start. My point is, I think Traylor is better than he's shown
> (or has been given the chance to show) and an upgrade over Fortson (Sean
> Marks may have been an upgrade over Fortson). This one gets my stamp of
> approval.
>
>