Re: I Like BSG's Chicago Trade The Best

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

Cecil Wright wrote:

> Certainly would be amongst the weakest rebounding teams in history IMHO.
> Arnold Auerbach says that you can't win unless you can rebound the
> basketball.  Fortson has shown he can rebound but has not proven that he can
> stay on the court without quickly getting in trouble.

Except, at the end of the year, when Pitino finally gave him playing
time.  I think its more a factor of Pitino than Fortson as regards his
court time.


>  Mercer will score but
> cancels his points by playing shabby D.

Have you watched Toine play? Same shabby D.



>  All draft choices are crapshoots.

True, but not everyone turns out to be snake eyes.
Generally it's a gradation of poor to average to very
good to great amongst the choices.

>
> Croshere played pretty well but so did Bananaboy the year before we got him.
>

Croshere has shown a lot more than Knight.


>
> Gimme the role players.
>
> Cecil
>

Gimme two high lottery picks in next year's draft and cap
space, and I'll rebuild the team into a contender to
face the mighty Magic in three years.
Ray


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Way Of The Ray <wayray@ix.netcom.com>
> To: Celtics <Celtics@igtc.com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 12:52 PM
> Subject: Re: I Like BSG's Chicago Trade The Best
>
> > In response to your biased/slanted comments, my own biases exude with
> > the
> > following facts:
> >
> > - All draftees are unproven, so you have to project what you think
> > the player will be like in the pros. This Crawford guy seems to
> > be in the Jalen Rose, a little bit of everything at several
> > different positions mode. Should he accede to that level, his value
> > alone
> > is equal to or greater than Walker's.
> >
> > - Mecrer may be 1 d, but he gives you 17 - 19 points a game. Nothing
> > wrong with
> > that.
> >
> > - Croshere is sort of the flavor of the month, but in a nice coconut
> > cream
> > kind of flavor.
> >
> > - Fortson came on at the end of last season -- when finally given
> > minutes -- in both rebounding and scoring, prompting even an unbiased
> > cur like Jackie O'MacMullan
> > to say they have to keep him.
> >
> > And in a note to Joe Hironaka: I think a post-Walker Celtics team,
> > wouldn't be as pathetic as you think, if they made the Chicago deal.
> > The Detroit trade for a draft choice and J. Williams, you probably be
> > right.
> > But the Bulls deal, and say they added Crawford, Croshere and Mercer to
> > go with
> > Pierce and Anderson. There would be some offense. Likely a lottery team,
> > but you can say the same thing about the present Walker edition of the
> > club.
> > Ray
> >
> > PS: And maybe Moesha will actually turn out to be non-Battie.
> >
> > --- damekmo@teleport.com wrote:
> >
> > > Subject: Re: I Like BSG's Chicago Trade The
> > > Best
> > >
> > > >Imagine the Rose-like Crawford, the feisty
> > > Croshere and
> > > >Ron Mercer or re-signing Fortson. How can you
> > > be upset
> > > >with a move like that....
> > >
> > > Way...what were the feisty Croshere's numbers
> > > like in the playoffs before
> > > the LA series?
> > >
> > > How can I be upset with a move like that?
> > > Fortson is a one dimensional foul
> > > machine, Crawford hasn't played a single second
> > > of NBA ball but he's the
> > > saviour, Mercer is a selfish overrated gunner
> > > and Croshere is the flavor of
> > > the month...or half-month.
> > >
> > > You're right. How could anybody be upset with a
> > > move like that.
> > >
> > >
> > > Paul M.
> > >
> > >
> >