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RE: two more going pro
I'm always amazed when guys don't come out. How can you
forego certain riches, and take the chance of breaking your leg
or whatever? And that's not even taking into account the way
guys stock tends to drop when they stay on (Shea Seals, John
Wallace, etc. etc.). Brown should come out; he's a top five pick
if he does. He's probably being intimidated by his mom or somebody.
Marcus is also some kind of nut, going on about how he wants his
degree. Is he afraid of being denied tenure or something?
Jason Williams has already done all there is to do in college.
Frank Williams doesn't thrill me anyway. I don't see what the big
deal is with him. But then I had no clue about Steve Francis, either.
The horrible thing about this draft and the PGs is that we still have
Kenny taking up a roster spot. Personally, I would like to see Milt,
Herren, and the new guy stay, but on the other hand, we could do
worse than drafting the best available players, and forgetting about PG.
Kenny will give some team 15 points and 4.5 assists next year. His
game is slipping, but this year was a freak with all his injuries, even if
he did bring them on himself by being out of shape. The guy can still
play. Had he been around, we might not have had such great D, but
you wouldn't have seen such Pierce and Walker carrying such a ridiculous
scoring load either.
Josh Ozersky
Marketing Communications Specialist
Corning Museum of Glass
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Berry, Mark S [SMTP:berrym@BATTELLE.ORG]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 9:55 AM
> To: 'OzerskyJA'
> Subject: RE: two more going pro
>
> I'm still hoping Brown and the guy I keep forgetting... Chris Marcus from
> W.
> Ky.... come out, along with Frank Williams. And I'm holding out hope for
> Ming. If those things happen...wow!
>
> Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: OzerskyJA [mailto:OzerskyJA@cmog.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 9:44 AM
> To: 'Berry, Mark S'; 'celtics@igtc.com'
> Subject: RE: two more going pro
>
>
> Interesting. So assuming that Ming, Brown and the two Williams point
> guards
> don't come out, the top ten/eleven look like this:
>
> 1. Curry
> 2. Eddie Griffin
> 3. Tyson Chandler
> 4. Zach Randolph
> 5. Jason Richardson
> 6. Dasagna Diop
> 7. Shane Battier
> 8. Jamal Tinsley
> 9. Loren Woods
> 10. Rodney White
> 11. Michael Bradley/Joe Forte/Joe Johnson
>
> I like it! And then of course when other guys come out, that will push
> our
> options upwards. But even if they don't, we are in a position to get two
> very talented young players, and still have a pick left to move Tony
> Battie
> with, possibly in combination with another pick for a move upwards. This
> draft is going to be a lot of fun. The team would be nuts to sit on
> Denver's
> pick. Get rid of Issel, give then one of the above guys, and who's to say
> they won't be picking at 15 in a weak draft next year? Then again, they
> might be horrible, and their lottery protection goes down every year.
> Having a top three pick in 2004 might be a great thing for the Celtics,
> particularly if they continue to improve and become a playoff team.
> There's
> nothing like
> adding a high lottery pick to a good team.
>
>
> Josh Ozersky
> Marketing Communications Specialist
> Corning Museum of Glass
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Berry, Mark S [SMTP:berrym@BATTELLE.ORG]
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 9:21 AM
> > To: 'celtics@igtc.com'
> > Subject: two more going pro
> >
> > Maybe three... Eddy Curry made it official last night, although everyone
> > knew he was going pro. Reportedly Jason Richardson, the Mich. St.
> swingman
> > who has been compared to Vince Carter, will announce today that he's
> > coming
> > out. And his teammate, burly power forward Zach Randolph, is close to
> > announcing. That's three more in the lottery pool.
> >
> > Personally, being from Big Ten country, I've seen plenty of Richardson
> and
> > Randolph. I'm not convinced on Richardson, but I wasn't convinced on
> Vince
> > Carter either, so what do I know? He's 6-6, athletic, can run and jump
> > like
> > a deer and generally plays hard. But his outside shot is a real question
> > mark in my mind. I guess he played well against the NBA Olympic team
> last
> > summer, although I didn't see any of those games. Randolph would be
> great
> > for the Celts. He's a power forward. Period. He knows how to use his
> body,
> > has soft hands and a soft touch around the basket, quick feet. I'd love
> to
> > see him in Boston, but I'm betting his stock soars as the draft
> approaches
> > and he climbs into the top five.
> >
> > Also, Jason Williams' mother says Jason is staying at Duke one more
> year.
> > That's too bad, because he would have gone in the top five and knocked
> > someone else to the Celts. Anyway, there seems to be a clear top six at
> > this
> > point (in no particular order), with plenty of time for more early
> entries
> > (Yao Ming?) and late risers:
> >
> > 1. Curry
> > 2. Eddie Griffin
> > 3. Tyson Chandler
> > 4. Zach Randolph
> > 5. Jason Richardson
> > 6. Dasagna Diop
> >
> > After that, you're probably looking at... Shane Battier, Brendan
> Haywood,
> > Rodney White, Loren Woods, Troy Murphy, Michael Bradley, Jamaal Tinsley,
> > Frank Williams, Joe Johnson, Joe Forte... If you're looking for possible
> > Celtic picks, look in that group. The Celts need guys like Ming and
> > Williams
> > and Kwame Brown to declare and hope someone's stock goes up so that one
> or
> > more of that group of six (plus Ming, Williams, Brown) slips to that
> 10-11
> > range. If the Celts could come away with two of those players, it would
> be
> > a
> > great draft.
> >
> > Mark
> >