RE: Nothing Important

[OzerskyJA <OzerskyJA@cmog.org>]

Fortson is apparently wanted desperately by Golden State.  Since
they can only offer him the exception, a deal could easily go down.
I wonder who we are looking at on their roster?  Amazing what
you don't hear -- we were going to end up with Robert Traylor out
of that Jason Caffey threeway a few months ago, but it got screwed 
up.  I think we'll still end up with something of value for Danny....

Josh Ozersky	
Marketing Communications Specialist 
Corning Museum of Glass

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> From:	Joe Hironaka [SMTP:j.hironaka@unesco.org]
> Sent:	Friday, July 21, 2000 9:34 AM
> To:	Amy Beauregard; celtics@igtc.com
> Subject:	Re: Nothing Important
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> Amy Beauregard wrote:
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> > "Losing Fortson doesn't bother me so much because the
> > interior defense was pretty hopeless with him here."
> > -- Agreed, but now who is going to rebound. I still
> > like Forty but would die if he was signed for $42 mil.
> > Capologists, please explain. If even he was
> > signed-and-traded, then we still have to take all (or
> > most) of that figure back. Doesn't that cripple us
> > more? We'd probably have to take another stiff too.
> > Isn't it better to just let him walk? Forget about
> > saving face at this point.
> 
>     You bring up a fascinating point. I assumed that bidding up
> Fortson's value to $42 million dollars was a pure defensive play to ward
> off a hostile takeover, so to speak. If that's the general idea, it
> could backfire awkwardly on Pitino if Fortson actually smiles and
> accepts the money to be our fourth string power forward in the new/old
> Pitino system (behind Toine, Battie and Moi-say-it-ain't-so). But I
> actually think he would rather go play somewhere for less money. It
> really sounds like he wants to play in the right system.
> 
>     Before we dump Fortson I'd like to see him in one more camp, rather
> than playing catchup midseason off a broken leg and thrown into a second
> unit press and a complicated system. Plus you have to factor in the
> dylexia. It somehow doesn't seem like a fair evaluation. Pitino raved
> about Fortson's first two exhibition games in Boston before the injury.
> 
>     Have you noticed the relatively large number of suitors Fortson has
> from playoff caliber clubs? His name seems to be in every other trade
> rumor. Who's stupid, them or us?
> 
>     What would happen if Fortson played alongside a shotblocker (Moiso
> or Blount or Battie) in the second unit? Or in the first unit with one
> of those guys rather than Potapenko?
> 
>     Last season, Fortson was the only Celtic to hit more than half his
> FG attempts (.528). The rest of the team was pathetic, outshot .444 to
> .470 by opponents.
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>     Fortson led Boston in offensive rebounds per game (2.6) despite only
> 15.6 minutes of playing time. This was the Celtics one strong suit and
> something I hope they can build on. They actually outrebounded teams on
> the offensive boards by 3.0 per game, which is a significant margin.
> 
>     Despite his limited minutes, fans practically make Fortson out to be
> the scapegoat/symbol for the total failure of the Pitino defensive
> system. I can't help thinking, gimmeabahrake! We're dumping the wrong
> guy. Van Gundy, Rivers, West, Cowens and the rest assume that Fortson is
> a good asset to have on your team roster. Why? Because he plays hard, he
> is totally unselfish on the court, his offensive technique and
> freethrows are rare in this day and age, he continues to be incredibly
> productive by any standard of measurement on the boards, plus he is
> 24-years-old and built solid.
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