Re: I Think This Guy May Have Nailed The First 11 Picks

["Josh Farber" <nbaj2k@home.com>]

I totally agree.  That would be a great philosophy by the Celtics bringing
Stevenson in to scare Orlando off and give us the player we really want.

Has Orlando brought Stevenson in for a 2nd workout?  They are the team that
is hot for him right?  Anyone have the article?

That's unless the Celtics realize they made a mistake a few years ago by not
getting McGrady and another one by not getting Kobe.  Maybe they just want
to make sure they're not passing anything up.

Just a thought.

No one knows for sure until the draft!

Josh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Berry, Mark S" <berrym@BATTELLE.ORG>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2000 11:46 AM
Subject: Re: I Think This Guy May Have Nailed The First 11 Picks


> A couple of points on two good posts from Ray and Jim:
>
> 1. Ray mentioned that Orlando may take Stevenson at 10 because they
> fear the Celtics may take him at 11. This is a great point. Maybe the
Celts
> schedule the kid for another workout, making it seem like they're
> interested, when in fact they're only trying to goad the Magic into taking
> him at 10 so "Player X" (Alexander, Johnson) slips to them. It's all part
of
> the game.
> 2. And Jim, on Tsakalidis... I've been thinking the same thing lately.
> If the Cavs pass on this guy (unlikely), and he's there at 11... and
> ASSUMING Wallace and Pitino have done all their homework, scouted the guy,
> worked him out and are CONVINCED he's not just 7-2, 280 pounds of
Eurostiff,
> then take him. If he's the next Sabonis, and you're getting him when he's
> 21, 22, 23... whatever, you take him. Sabonis in his prime was a bigger
Bill
> Walton. If that's the kind of player you really, truly believe Tsakalidis
is
> or will be, then take him. Contract or no contract. I don't care how good
> Alexander, Johnson, Crawford, Moiso or anyone else turns out to be, none
of
> them would have a greater impact than the kind of player we just
described.
>
> And finally, I'll get back on my Przybilla soapbox for one moment. My
> fascination with this guy is inexplicable (other than the fact that I
> believe he's the one guy in this draft who brings exactly what the Celtics
> need-a Mutombo for the next 10 years), but bear with me.... It sounds like
> there is one team seriously entertaining the kind of offer the Celtics
might
> be able to make... the Clippers, at No. 3. If they could pick up a Moiso
or
> Alexander with the 11th pick, and add a Vitaly or Kenny Anderson (they
need
> PF and point guard), might they bite? Sweeten the pot with a future No. 1?
> Again, this is contingent on Wallace and Pitino being convinced, after
> scouting and workouts, that Przybilla is worth it. But if he is (and I
think
> he might be), then offer everything short of Walker or Pierce to get it
> done.
>
> Mark
>