Re: This guy sure doesn't think Vitaly fits

[Josh Farber <joshfarber@home.com>]

I'm sorry to anyone that doesn't think I should post that little blurb
on Vitaly.  Whatever info I find about the Celtics, I try to post to the
list whether negative or positive.

Josh

Alex Wang wrote:
> 
> Personally, I don't think there is much point in posting the opinions
> of random onhoops.com contributors, unless they are on this list too
> and willing to defend their opinions like the rest of us do. How does
> this guy know that Potapenko is not a "tradeable commodity" anyway?
> Philly, for instance, was interested in Potapenko when Cleveland was
> shopping him.
> 
> And for everyone, like this guy, who blasts Pitino for not getting a
> "true center" who can defend the premiere centers in the league: it's
> not like there's a surplus of these guys in the league or something.
> And teams that have them aren't dying to given them away for Andrew
> DeClercq or something. We don't have someone who can shut down Shaq,
> but face it, not many teams do. If we didn't make the trade, would we
> be better off at the center position? It's easy to criticize someone
> when you don't have to provide a reasonable alternative.
> 
> Alex
> 
> > Here's part of an article at onhoops.com
> > It's an article about the top 5 bonehead plays (or moves I guess)
> >
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>3) Popatenko is the Celtics' Answer at Center:
> > Okay it was another of 1998 decisions but Oh my Gosh. I am a Celtics
> > man, and I like what Pitino is doing in general but I don't see what he
> > gives them but a hit man. He is not a proven post man (which is why they
> > say they traded for him) but most importantly: HE IS NOT A CENTER.
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