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Re: Bye Bye


Everyone on this list seems to hate the pick, but everyone I've heard on
ESPN radio, or the ESPN web site seems to think it was a good pick.  Quoth:

 PF Jerome Moiso, 6-10, UCLA
A lefty who can run the floor very well for a big man, Moiso is tall and
thin. He does well off the offensive glass. The Celtics had to get bigger in
the draft, and with this Frenchman they do. Moiso scored double figures both
his seasons at UCLA, and with his long arms does block shots. The Celtic
won't rely on him to score too much, but he should help right away.

Source:  http://espn.go.com/nba/draft00/s/draftanalysis.html

Let's hope he really does help right away.  Maybe now Battie can be dumped
somewhere for deflated basketballs or used jock straps.  Or maybe Danny
Fortson can go to the Clips for Derek Anderson in a sign-and-trade, with
Moiso filling Fortson's role right away?  It's way to early to call this the
"Season from Hell" as Ray has done.  We'll know by January.  Let's hope the
experts' optimism is well-founded.
-d








----- Original Message -----
From: "David A Wickerham" <aw623@freenet.buffalo.edu>
To: <damekmo@teleport.com>
Cc: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 10:48 PM
Subject: Re: Bye Bye


>
>
> Two other points:
>
> First, Pitino went for a mini project instead of the sure think
> (Alexander).  That means RP is planning to stick around for awhile.
>
> Secondly, I did see him play against Stanford, and he completely dominated
> the frontline that was supposed to be the best in the nation.  He didn't
> play that game soft, but repeatedly abused the taller Stanford players.
> There were no fadeaway jumpers and he finished every play strong.
>
> I'm guessing that Rick thinks Jerome will be a big-time player if he gets
> the right motivation, and Pitino is proud of his motivational skills.
>
> Like most of the list, I was praying for Alexander, but I 'm still a
> Celtics fan and I hope Rick Pitino turns out to be smarter than us.
>
> ****dave
>
>
> On Wed, 28 Jun 2000 damekmo@teleport.com wrote:
>
> > >Or maybe, it's another case of Pitino in his delusional state,
> > >thinking that he can motivate a player to be better than
> > >he's shown. It didn't work for Travisa Knight or Tony Battie.
> >
> > Wait a minute...Moiso is certianly better than Knight and to be honest,
I
> > think he's better than Battie right now. But since I never got Battie,
> > that's not saying much. When Moiso is in the game, when his head is in
the
> > game he can very nearly dominate his position. His athleticism is
> > impressive. Unfortunately....his head is the problem and sometimes I
think
> > that's where Pitino plays the game.
> >
> > Paul M.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
>   Dave Wickerham
>   aw623@freenet.buffalo.edu
>   Saratoga Springs, NY
>
>

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