Re: Nightmare Real GM Draft Scenario

[Way Of The Ray <wayray@ix.netcom.com>]

OzerskyJA wrote:

> I respectfully disagree, Ray.  Joe Forte is a combo guard
> without a strong body a la Billups.

Forte's body can't be all that bad, as he's a tremendous
rebounder.  This is basketball, not football. Guys that can
shoot and rebound make excellent draft choices.


> 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 movethe ball around and make plays on defense.

The Celtics desperately need an impact player. What Pierce and Walker have
shown us is they're not capable of carrying a team even into
the playoffs.

>  The beauty of having two picks is that you can take Battier

The beauty of having two picks is that you can package them
together and move up in the draft to get a shot at someone who can
make an impact.

> and then with the other pick take the White

Hello, I'm Garry Trent.


> /Grizzard

He's a middle class Pippen.


> /Woods guy with upside.

Great, he can hang out with Battie and Moiso in the Big Guys
That Don't Show Up For Every Game section of the team.

>

> 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.

Zach being available would temper my negativity.
Zach and Battier would be okay. Then trade Walker
for a legitimate point guard, say like Bibby.

>
> With the third pick, if we use it, we can get a fine player like
> Tinsley or Mike Bradley or whoever.
>

Too far a drop for Bradley; maybe Tinsley might drop.
Ray


>
> 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.
> >