RE: prospects

[Trond E Jacobsen <trond@gladstone.uoregon.edu>]

One game and Dunleavy is the most skilled Dukie?

Are you nuts? 

Trond Jacobsen
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> It's still so early. We've all seen these draft boards shaken up as
the
> draft approaches. Jamaal Crawford wasn't on any radar screens at
this time
> last year, but he ended up a top-10 pick. Trying to guess who will
or won't
> be there for the Celtics is futile.
> 
> That being said, there were a number of players I would think the
Celtics
> might have interest in on display last night. I've never been a
Loren Woods
> fan because I've always seen him as a soft player. But he played
tough last
> night and he certainly has some skills. Battier should be a solid
pro. Jason
> Williams will be a high pick whenever he comes out. I love Dunleavy,
and
> think he may be the best pro player among the Dukies. Did you notice
when he
> hugged Battier how much taller Dunleavy was? I think he has at least
two
> inches on Battier, but he still has better ball-handling and passing
skills
> and is a comparable shooter. He's one of those rare instinctive
players who
> just seems to have a natural flow to his game. Richard Jefferson
could be a
> decent late-round pickup.
> 
> But the guy who really intrigued me last night (as a value pick) was
Carlos
> Boozer. If he was two inches taller, he'd be a top-three pick, but
at 6-8 or
> 6-9 is just a shade short to be a great NBA power forward (his only
> position). Still, he actually seemed to have a low post game--a lost
art.
> He's strong, has good hands and quick feet and understands how to
react to a
> defender playing behind him to get his shot off. He was defended by
Woods,
> who had five inches or so on him, and still got off a lot of good
shots. He
> may be a good pickup with the Phoenix/Utah pick if he decides to
come out
> and a solid bench scorer for years.
> 
> Didn't get to post after the McDonald's game, but Kwame Brown is the
real
> deal. What a great power forward prospect. Curry also looks good,
although
> when standing next to some of the other players, I got the
impression he may
> not be the 6-11 he's advertised to be. But he has the body and game
to have
> an Alonzo Mourning-type effect as an undersized center in the NBA. A
great
> prospect. Wasn't blown away by anyone else, but Chandler and Diop
didn't
> play. I was disappointed in Dajuan Wagner, who was advertised as
another
> Iverson but seems far from it.
> 
> Without knowing how it all will shake out, it still seems the Celts
will
> have a chance to get a legit player or two with their picks. It's
certainly
> tougher picking at the end of the lottery, but this draft is deep
enough
> that with a good decision, they should come away with a player.
> 
> Mark
>