RE: nbatalk: Celtics hot for Crawford

[OzerskyJA <OzerskyJA@cmog.org>]

Mark,

Don't you find it wierd how many super-secret "leaks" have come out
in recent weeks.  There was Way's stone-cold Ernest Brown lock; then
the hoopstv Quentin Richardson story; the Courtney Alexander story;
then plenty of Olajide and Tsakilidis
scoops; and now this.  Could this be one immense disinformation campaign?
I think we need another pick...or three or four!

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Berry, Mark  S [SMTP:berrym@BATTELLE.ORG]
> Sent:	Wednesday, June 14, 2000 11:27 AM
> To:	'ozerskyja@cmog.org'; 'celtics@igtc.com'
> Subject:	Re: nbatalk: Celtics hot for Crawford
> 
> You had to wonder about Crawford when his name started shooting up the
> draft
> board after Chicago. He's a 6-5 point guard with exceptional ball-handling
> skills and long arms-probably a good defender eventually. I think it's
> obvious to all of us that our two greatest needs are in the power
> positions
> (C/PF) and at point guard. If it became clear that no big-time talent was
> going to be available at 11, it only makes sense to start looking at PGs.
> I
> don't see Cleaves or Barkley as real attractive options to Pitino because
> they lack the size he likes at the position.
> 
> Hopefully, they'll take the best player available, or the player who
> eventually will be the best, at 11. Crawford may be that guy, who knows?
> He'd probably back up Kenny next year with the goal being a starting role
> the following season. The one downside I see with him is he's a Michigan
> guy. :-) I didn't get to see him play this year, so I really can't say
> much
> about him.
> 
> Anyway, he sounds like a legitimate option with that pick, regardless of
> whether or not you believe the blurb at NBATalk (I tend to be
> suspicious-when has the Pitino regime ever leaked that kind of
> information?). Another interesting option.
> 
> Mark