RE: Nightmare Real GM Draft Scenario

[OzerskyJA <OzerskyJA@cmog.org>]

I respectfully disagree, Ray.  Joe Forte is a combo guard
without a strong body a la Billups.  There will always be
a place for a true point guard, although I agree this is a too
high to take Tinsley.  Battier is exactly the player the Celts
need, and although he may have limited upside, he will make
an impact right away, especially on a team like the Cs, which
desperately need a guy who can make open shots and move
the ball around and make plays on defense.  The beauty of 
having two picks is that you can take Battier and then with 
the other pick take the White/Grizzard/Woods guy with upside.
I would have to say that my ideal draft is either Battier or 
Troy Murphy with one pick, and then the best available talent
with the other -- Zach Randolph or Dasagna Diop or whoever.
With the third pick, if we use it, we can get a fine player like
Tinsley or Mike Bradley or whoever.

Josh Ozersky	
Marketing Communications Specialist 
Corning Museum of Glass

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Way Of The Ray [SMTP:wayray@ix.netcom.com]
> Sent:	Monday, April 23, 2001 1:00 PM
> To:	celtics@igtc.com
> Subject:	Nightmare Real GM Draft Scenario
> 
> 10  Jamaal Tinsley
> Point Guard. Iowa State.
> 
> Aggggggghhhhhhh.  Let's see, in the era of the zone,
> the first thing you want to add is a point guard who can't shoot.
> Yeeeaaahhhh rrrriggghhht.
> 
> 11  Shane Battier
>     Small Forward. Duke.
> 
> Well, he's the Anti-Moiso and Antoine loves him.
> But the problem is that he'll just be a solid NBA player.
> If you ever want the Celtics to challenge for a championship,
> you need to add an impact player at Pierce's level or better.
> 
> Battier will probably be the Kerry Kittles of this draft,
> but Ming, Brown, Griffin, and Randolph have a
> chance to be the McGrady's of the draft. And you
> have a damn better chance of winning with that type of
> players. So, either trade up or hope that one drops down.
> 
> 22  Alvin Jones
> Center. Georgia Tech.
> 
> I'd rather they sign Mohammed, since Jones has all the
> makings of the next Alton Lister.
> 
> My better draft is 10)Joe Forte. 11)Zack Randolph.  22)Rashad Phillips.
> 
> Hmmm, if Eddie G. is going sixth, why not package 10 & 11&
> 22 for sixth? It's better to get one guy who can be a great player,
> than the three okay/solid players the RGM draft has the Celtics
> taking.
> 
> 
>  1. Yao Ming
> Center. Shanghai Sharks. 16  Pau Gasol
> Power Forward. F.C. Barcelona (Spain).
> 2  Kwame Brown
> Power Forward. Glynn Academy. 17  Brendan Haywood
> Center. North Carolina.
> 3  Eddy Curry
> Center. Thornwood (South Holland IL). 18  Lost due to CBA violations.
> N. A.
> 4  Tyson Chandler
> Center. Dominguez (Compton CA). 19  Richard Jefferson
> Small Forward. Arizona.
> 5  Sagana Diop
> Center. Oak Hill Academy. 20  Oussmane Cisse
> Power Forward. Saint Jude (Montgomery, Al).
> 6  Eddie Griffin
> Small Forward. Seton Hall. 21  Ken Johnson
> Center. Ohio State.
> 7  Jason Richardson
> Shooting Guard. Michigan State. 22  Alvin Jones
> Center. Georgia Tech.
> 8  Loren Woods
> Center. Arizona. 23  Jason Collins
> Center. Stanford.
> 9  Zach Randolph
> Power Forward. Michigan State. 24  Gilbert Arenas
> Shooting Guard. Arizona.
> 10  Jamaal Tinsley
> Point Guard. Iowa State. 25  Jeryl Sasser
> Shooting Guard. SMU.
> 11  Shane Battier
> Small Forward. Duke. 26  Trenton Hassell
> Shooting Guard. Austin Peay.
> 12  Michael Bradley
> Power Forward. Villanova. 27  Jarron Collins
> Power Forward. Stanford.
> 13  Rodney White
> Small Forward. Charlotte. 28  Kaspars Kambala
> Power Forward. UNLV.
> 14  Gerald Wallace
> Small Forward. Alabama. 29  Horace Jenkins
> Point Guard. William Paterson.
> 15  Troy Murphy
> Power Forward. Notre Dame.
>