Re: May (TSN) on Clack and Sesar

["John Lyell" <johnlyell@hotmail.com>]

Can't we buy out Sesar's contract or do something creative like Phoenix with
big jake ?


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Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2000 7:25 PM
Subject: May (TSN) on Clack and Sesar


> http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/teams/celtics/
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> Celtics Team Report
> By Peter May/Boston Globe
> Whither Clack? Swingman's status in preseason limbo
> SEPTEMBER 14, 2000  Print it
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> You know it's a long summer when September arrives and the Celtics are
> talking about what to do with their second round draft pick from the
> year before.
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> Swingman Kris Clack impressed his bosses this summer with his play both
> in free agent camps and in the summer league in Boston. There's only one
> problem: there's no place for him on an already overloaded roster and
> the team is hoping Clack will take his talents overseas.
>
> Clack is pursuing options in Italy among other opportunities. He played
> in the IBL last season and could do the same this year if he wants. He
> will get playing time in either locale. In Boston, there will be a lot
> of practice time but not a lot of real playing time.
>
> If Clack accepts the team's pro forma qualifying offer (to keep his
> rights) then the Celtics will be in a bind of sorts. They will lose his
> rights if they have to cut him and that is something they'd rather not
> have to do. Clack might be in a position to make them do something,
> however. A decision on what Boston is going to will come soon. . . .
>
> Meanwhile, the team also is keeping a close eye on their second round
> pick from this June, Josip Sesar. He has one more year on his contract
> in Croatia and the team feels Sesar, a sharpshooting guard who also can
> play the point (at least on his club team) has NBA ability. Celtics fans
> will likely get their first look at Sesar next summer at the earliest. .
> . .
>
> With training camp opening in three weeks, the Celtics are doing their
> best to try and drum up interest in the team. The club has just opened a
> new Web site and has had everyone from Red Auerbach to Chris Carr
> available for live chats.
>
> Most of these chats result in fans writing in to wonder how the team
> will do or, in the case of Carr, how he feels he will do on yet another
> NBA roster. The team even is trotting out Bill Russell this week to
> participate.
>
> The franchise will get a better idea of how much interest there is in
> this year's team when tickets go on sale this weekend. Anyone who
> purchases tickets on the first day will automatically be entered into a
> contest to win lunch with Russell.
>
> PLAYER ANALYSIS
>
> Clack was projected as a first-round pick in the 1999 NBA draft, but
> slipped all the way into the 50s before the Celtics selected him. What
> happened? He was seen as a 'tweener (he's 6-5, 6-6) who might not be
> able to make the adjustment from college, where he played inside, to the
> pros, where he'd have to play outside.
>
> There also were concerns about his weight and conditioning, which, given
> Rick Pitino's strong views on such matters, made the choice a little
> surprising. Clack did little in the summer of 1999 and both sides agreed
> that he should play in the IBL.
>
> There, he sharpened his game and his body. He always has been a good
> ballhawk and rebounder for his size. The team is hoping that with
> another year of seasoning, and with some roster spots opening next
> season, that Clack might finally be ready by then.
>
> WHAT'S NEXT
>
> The Celtics don't have any exception slots left (Randy Brown and Carr
> took care of that) and already have 16 players on their roster. Two of
> them, Greg Minor and Hot Rod Williams, will be injured list occupants
> all season.
>
> Pitino likes to have a compact roster for camp, so, unless there's a
> trade, the current roster is probably what we'll see when camp opens.
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