RE: C's Take Moisu Says Sam Smith

["Michael Griffin" <mgriffin@rillc.com>]

Can someone fill me in on O2?  Is he a foreigner, hs?  I don't recall him at
all in college.  Is he at a JC?  He's not that guy from the IBL?  Sorry if
this has been brought up?

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> From: owner-celtics@igtc.com [mailto:owner-celtics@igtc.com]On Behalf Of
> Way Of The Ray
> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 11:01 AM
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> Subject: C's Take Moisu Says Sam Smith
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> http://chicagosports.com/content/image/0,1986,67549,00.html
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> Evil Sam Smith in his Chicago Tribune mock draft has the Celtics at
> 11 taking Jerome Moisu. The first ten picks are:
>
> 1. Nets - Mihm
> That makes sense.
>
> 2. Grizzlies - Martin
> Yup, sounds good.
>
> 3. Clippers - Swifty
> Fine.
>
> 4. Bulls - Fizer
> Okay, BPA.
>
> 5. Magic - Mike Miller
> Disappointing Atlanta, alright for the Magic.
>
> 6. Atlanta - Pryzbilla
> Makes sense if they're moving Mutumbo.
>
> 7. Bulls - Iakovos Tsalkalidis
> They need a center and Pryzbilla's gone; Smith also speculates about
> trading this choice to Portland for Jermaine O'Neal.
>
> 8. Cavaliers - Darius Miles
> Once again, very logical.
>
> 9. Houston - Olumide Oyedeji
> This one hurts, because he's what the C's are looking for.
>
> 10. Magic - Courtney Alexander
> Okay, Mercer insurance.
>
> Unfortunately, I can't find much wrong with Smith's first ten picks.
>
> Now at 11, he's got the C's taking Moisu, bypassing DerMarr Johnson
> and Mo Peterson. Well, if the C's are looking for a big man, I
> guess he's the best left, but is he the second coming of Toni Battie?
> Could be. I think Johnson and Peterson are better choices. But imagine
> if the C's hadn't piled up so many phony wins at the end of the year.
> They'd be sitting pretty at around 6 or 7 and be looking at Miles,
> Pryzbilla, Tsalkalidis, and Olumide. Now it's Moisu for a big man
> or bust - And he could be a bust. Or he could strike it big - lots
> of uncertainty for sure.
> Ray
>