RE: two more going pro

[OzerskyJA <OzerskyJA@cmog.org>]

See, the thing with Blount is that A) he makes nothing; B) he's a 
better pure shot blocker than Battie; and C) he still has lots of 
upside.  But I would move Vitaly instead of Battie if the right 
deal presented itself.  

Josh Ozersky	
Marketing Communications Specialist 
Corning Museum of Glass

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Kestutis.Kveraga@dartmouth.edu [SMTP:Kestutis.Kveraga@dartmouth.edu]
> Sent:	Tuesday, April 10, 2001 11:14 AM
> To:	celtics@igtc.com
> Subject:	RE: two more going pro
> 
> --- You wrote:
>  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. 
> --- end of quote ---
> 
> I'm not sure why we need to move Battie. Even with Vitaly's improved play,
> Battie is still our best big man (barring an unlikely infusion of
> motivation
> and basketball savvy into Moiso).  Battie does more in 5 minutes playing
> on one
> leg than Blount does in 25. Blount really doesn't know how to play
> basketball
> yet, and Pot, while he has improved his understanding of the game a lot,
> is
> still "short" and still can't jump. Unless we get a surefire big man, I'd
> be
> wary of moving Battie. Even if we do get a good center prospect, I think
> Battie
> could be a really good PF (if he ever gets to play there, that is, which
> is
> another reason I'm not so keen on retaining Obie). 
> Kestas