RE: Have The Bulls Bypassed the Celtics In The Standings?

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

I don't agree with many of those outcomes.  I'll take the Walker of the last
25 games over Brand any time any day.  Will the real Walker please stand up,
please stand up, please stand up (okay that was a bad attempt at current pop
culture).

VP is a better Center than Brad.  Brad may do better head to head but VP
does better against the rest of the league.  Does Brad even play center when
he's in there?

I would take Pierce over Rice 10 times out of 10.  All bets are off because
only a fool would take that bet.  Pierce has youth on his side and is much
better defensively than Rice.  Can Rice even create his own shot?  He is
basically a one-skill guy - that skill being the 3pointer.

People would trade Anderson for Crawford primarily for salary cap purposes.
Anderson, however, would destroy Crawford statistically.  Crawford may not
know how to spell point guard let alone play it.  ex-salary, Anderson is the
better pro today.  Crawford may be the next Jalen Rose or he could be the
next Dennis Hopson.

Mercer is better than Griffin but not for the Celtics.  We don't need three
players whining about needing shots.  Mercer should go to the line a lot
more than he does and is pretty weak from the outside for a shooting guard.

Artest has good upside - I like Moiso's upside although he hasn't played a
minute so Artest gets the nod there.  Everything else is a wash.

Sorry, IMHO Celtics Rule, Bulls Drool (only when comparing the two, Celtics
will need a banner year from Antoine to make the playoffs but that has been
discussed ad nauseum).

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-celtics@igtc.com [mailto:owner-celtics@igtc.com]On Behalf Of
> Way Of The Ray
> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 2:23 PM
> To: Alessandro Celtics-Fan; Celtics; sptguy33@aol.com
> Subject: Have The Bulls Bypassed the Celtics In The Standings?
>
>
> With the addition of Brad Miller to their team, have the
> the Chicago Bulls passed the Celtics in the standings?
>
> Let's take a look at the tale of the tape:
>
> CENTER
>
> Boston - Vitaly Potapenko
>
> Chicago - Brad Miller
>
> The Winner: Da Bulls
>
> They don't call Brad Miller: "The Celtics Killer" for nothing.
>
>
> POWER FORWARD
>
> Boston - Antoine Walker
>
> Chicago - Elton Brand
>
> The Winner: Da Bulls
>
> Whom would you rather have at PF, Brand or Walker? Thank you,
> case closed.
>
>
> SMALL FORWARD
>
> Boston - Paul Pierce
>
> Chicago -  Ron Artest or Marcus Fizer
>
> The Winner: Boston
>
> However, if Glenn Rice signs with Da Boolz, all bets are off, and if
> Fizer can make the transition to small forward, then this isn't as big
> of an edge for the Celtics.
>
>
> SHOOTING GUARD
>
> Boston - Adrian Griffin
>
> Chicago - Ron Mercer
>
> The winner: Da Bulls
>
> Whatever you think of Ron Mercer, he's still a better player than
> Adrian Griffin.
>
>
> POINT GUARD
>
> Boston - Kenny Anderson
>
> Chicago - Jamal Crawford
>
> The Winner: It's a tie. Be honest, if you had the chance to trade
> Kenny Anderson for Jamal Crawford, I know that 95 percent of
> you would do it. But we subtract points from Crawford for being a
> rookie, so the two of them even out for now....
>
> THE BENCH
>
> Boston - Tony Battie, Jerome Moiso, Mark Blount, Eric Williams,
> Calbert Cheaney, Chris Carr, Ricky Brown, Robert Pack, and a
> few other never ready for prime time players.
>
> Chicago - Dragan Tarlac, Chris Anstey, Dickey Simpkins(?),
> Michael Ruffin, Ron Artest, Corey Benjamin, Hersey Hawkins (?),
> Fred Hoiberg, Matt Maloney.
>
> The Winner: Who cares. They're both pretty dreadful. I think Artest
> may be better than anyone on the Celtics bench, so I'll give a tiny
> edge to Da Boolz, because of that, and the fact that Brown and
> Pack are likely to see quite a bit of down time.
>
>
> THE FINAL VERDICT
>
> The Bulls may have very well passed the Celtics. It will depend on
> how well Crawford and Fizer perform. But, if by the middle of the
> season, they're kicking booty and not taking any names, the C's
> will be looking up at another team in the standings....
> Ray
>
>