RE: Real GM mock draft

["Berry, Mark S" <berrym@BATTELLE.ORG>]

I think your list is about right Josh, but I don't like Woods. I have the
list at eight deep, counting Battier (who isn't a good fit with Toine, even
if he is a good player). You're right that there's usually a wild card, but
we don't know who yet. Maybe it's Woods, maybe Haywood (who I like much
better). Maybe it's the Alabama kid, Wallace. If Ming/Williams do come out,
it could open the door to some exciting possibilities.

I also agree with you on Forte. How many of those undersized shooting guards
who can't play point guard ever make it? Jason Terry is a rarity. I'm hoping
for Randolph and/or Diop. I really think we should focus on the best player
(maybe that's Battier, and then we sort out positions later), and I don't
believe any point guard is going to be worth one of our early picks (maybe
the Phoenix pick). I think the team can get along with Palacio/Herren at PG
if Antoine is still here to help with some ball-handling chores. 

So much of the future of this team depends on what they see/do with Antoine.
Do they move him to SF? PG? Do they keep him at PF? Do they trade him when
his BYC comes off and his value is at its peak? I don't have a feel for what
they plan for him. That's one of the reasons I was hoping to bring in a new
personnel guy, because I believe it's easy to get too close to the team. I'm
not so sure Wallace and O'Brien can objectively assess Antoine anymore. I'd
like to see what a fresh perspective sees in Toine.

Mark

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	OzerskyJA [mailto:OzerskyJA@cmog.org] 
Sent:	Monday, April 23, 2001 2:08 PM
To:	'Berry, Mark  S'; OzerskyJA; 'celtics@igtc.com'
Subject:	RE: Real GM mock draft

Murphy is a Raef Lafrentz-type player, with an excellent
midrange game, and a real feel for the game.  he's an excellent
rebounder and passer, as well.  He's viewed as a defensive
liability because he's white, and maybe justly so, but he plays
with intensity.  Bradley is one of the best pure low-post scorers
to come out of college in many years.  If he were a superior athlete
he would surely be a top five pick.  He can score right away, but
he's more limited overall than murphy; also, he lacks strength, so 
he won't be able to post up as easily.  His footwork is exquisite though.

According to my calculations, we don't need Ming and Williams to both come
in.  If Kwame Brown and Diop enter the draft, that brings the first tier
of talent to ten:

Curry
Ming/Williams
Richardson
Randolph
Griffin
Chandler
Diop
Brown
Battier
Loren Woods.

Now, you may feel that the last two don't measure up, but they
both are impact guys.  And even after ten, there are still upside
guys like White of Charlotte or Grizzard of Alabama, as well
as can-do seniors like Tinsley, Murphy, etc.  So we stand to 
really upgrade.  And of course, there's always that "X" guy out
there that will knock people out in workouts.

Josh Ozersky	
Marketing Communications Specialist 
Corning Museum of Glass

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Berry, Mark  S [SMTP:berrym@BATTELLE.ORG]
> Sent:	Monday, April 23, 2001 11:40 AM
> To:	'OzerskyJA@cmog.org'; 'celtics@igtc.com'
> Subject:	Re: Real GM mock draft
> 
> Ugh. I'll be so disappointed if that's the best the Celtics can do. I'm
> just
> not sold on Tinsley, although admittedly I haven't seen that much of him.
> I
> have my reservations about Battier as well, although my biggest problem
> with
> the pick is that he plays one position-small forward, and that means Toine
> would be stuck again at PF. No, no, no. This is the kind of thinking that
> is
> going to keep the Celtics mired in mediocrity. The one caveat: If they
> trade
> Toine for that big man, while keeping Battier at small forward, then I can
> live with that.
> 
> I'm praying one of the big men slides-maybe Zach Randolph of Dasagna Diop.
> We desperately need Ming and Williams to declare to make that happen. If
> Battier and Tinsley are the best the Celts can do at 10 and 11, I say
> trade
> the picks for Bibby or another veteran who can help. What does everyone
> think of Haywood, Bradley and Murphy, three big men who may be available?
> I'd be happy with Haywood at 10 or 11, but I'm skeptical of Bradley and
> Murphy. Someone on the list made the point that the new rules may help
> guys
> like that on the defensive end... does that make them more attractive? I
> haven't seen much of either guy.
> 
> Mark