Re: various

[kevin lok <kevinlok@yahoo.com>]

> Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 12:38:59 +0200
> From: Joe Hironaka <j.hironaka@unesco.org>
> Subject: Wallace on Sesar
> 
> >From the Boston Globe:
> ''A lot of people in Europe told us about him,''
> said Wallace. ''He's a tremendous shooter. He's the
best shooter of all the dozen-plus players
> we had come through here in the workout process. He
> didn't actually come
> here, but we saw the workout process. He handles the
> ball, he's got good
> size at the 2-guard position. We need outside
> shooting, so we made that
> move.''

"we need outside shooting ..." alexanda was there, why
didn't we? we got to take somebody where we need to
play Walker at PG? yikes!
I can't still accept the fact that we threw away 2
(high) 2nd round picks for a European shooter who
(1)can't play NBA defense (which is our most urgent
need) (2)will he make the cut? (most 2nd rounders
usually don't). Why couldn't they have added the
Sonics other 2nd rounder (where they picked Big O2). I
think we were begging for the trade.
I have lost all confidence in the
Wallance/Papile/Pitino team in trades/talent
evaluations. All I want now is for them to stop any
trades.


> Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 09:35:39 -0400
> From: galter@cstone.net (Gary Alter)
> Subject: Pryzbilla
> 
> The worst part of the draft is that the Celts could
> have had Pryzbilla.
> Milwauke traded their #1 (not as good as the Celts)
> and next years #1 (the
> Celts have 2 to give) to get a guy who is big and
> athletic enough to play
> center in the NBA for the next 10 years. How did
> Pitino get outmaneuvered
> again. 

exactly my sentiment. We could also have play the
poker game with Nellie and snag his future picks.
Somehow, I get the feeling the whole league is
screwing Pitino/Wallace in trades by avoiding them or
giving them scrub value in return.

Remember the last trade - Fortson for Alvin
Williams/Sean Marks?


> Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 09:42:03 -0400
> From: "Berry, Mark  S" <berrym@BATTELLE.ORG>
> Subject: OK, I've collected my thoughts...
> 
> Jerome Moiso is fine by me. I wanted no part of
> Courtney Alexander. No
> defense and selfish, not to mention a thug. He would
> have been terrible for
> this team. Haven't we learned that yet? At least
> Pitino has.

Mark, Pitino really broke my faith time and time again
with such terrible bonehead moves. Close your eyes for
a moment and imagine, some other team have Moiso and
we have Alexanda .... don't you think it solves our
need at SG and we have more flexibility?
If Alexander is a Celtic now, I know you would not say
"no defense, selfish and thug" but rather "great
shooter, can learn defense from great teacher Pitino,
matured from crime, and that was 3 years ago and he
stay in school"

We are just trying very hard to stay positive being
Celtic loyalists.




> Iwould think you could
> do a lot worse than taking a shot on an athletic
> 7-footer who runs like a
> deer, is left-handed (always a plus for big guys)
> and can play three
> positions if needed. He is a big-time talent. The
> question is, can he do it
> every night. If he can, he'll go down as a steal.

Track record of Pitino with the Celtics is he
couldn't/didn't bring out the potential of his players
namely AW/Pot/Batgirl/Bowen/Mercer/Billups. Moiso good
potential, but wrong team/coach. where to find the
minutes, too!

 
> I was shaking in my shoes when Vecsey mentioned the
> O'Neal offer. Three No.
> 1 picks is too much. I'll take Moiso, thank you.

Could we petition the Cs to stop Pitino from trading
further?



> Let's stop the Battie comparisons. They have vastly
> different games. 

could you elaborate further the difference?


Moiso
> is infinitely more talented than Battie. Hopefully
> Moiso finds the "on"
> switch, because Battie doesn't have a clue. Moiso
> will be a factor this
> year, and he could turn out to be a real force. The
> thing you know you get
> with Moiso is the measurables: He's big enough,
> athletic enough, runs well
> enough and shoots well enough to play the power
> forward spot offensively
> and
> defensively. If he adds a little polish and
> consistency, he's a pretty rare
> commodity. 

Battie also 6-11, runs well, can block shots, also
240lbs. Pitino not coaching/utilising Batgirl
correctly. Coach's fault.


I thought there were deals to be
> made to make us better,
> and we didn't make them. Milwaukee added Jason
> Caffey and Joel Przybilla to
> a team that only lacked interior defensive presence
> (sound familiar?), and
> they only gave up Jason Collier and a future
> first-rounder, while dumping
> unwanted Tractor Traylor and J.R. Reid. Watch out
> for the Bucks. That's the
> kind of deal I would have liked to have seen the
> Celts make. Of course, it
> sounds like Przybilla wasn't even a consideration
> for Pitino, who said he
> would have taken Moiso even if Przybilla were still
> there 

I feel the same way looking at what we can offer. Just
why don't other teams trade with us????

> 
> By all accounts, it sounds like the Euroshooter we
> traded for in the second
> round can fill a role. He's a shooter with good size
> and some experience
> playing the point. He's weak defensively, so he'll
> fit right in. One of the
> Celtics' really overlooked weaknesses is perimeter
> shooting, and this guy
> may be the best shooter in the draft. He's not a
> starter, but he should
> help
> in a well-defined role.


Couldn't we have find some "cheaper" SG? We were high
on Jeff Sheppard last year didn't we? We could have
just given them 1 pick + Ben Pepper, couldn't we?
Next year's draft is big on big man and we may need
all our picks to do a "Mike Ditka-Ricky Willams" thing
to secure our Big Man for the next 10 years.


> Finally, on Walker playing point guard: Why not? He
> basically handled the
> ball when Barros was in there anyway. He has the
> ability, and he could
> present tremendous matchup problems. Can he guard
> Stephon Marbury? No, but
> who can?

Mark, you are looking thru green tinted glasses. The
only reason I can think of why Pitino is saying this
is to justify his drafting of another PF and finding
the minutes for him.

All i want now is for Pitino/Wallace to stop trading.
thanks for reading.
kevin


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