Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V8 #137

["Cecil Wright" <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca>]

I agree with Ryan.  Mo Taylor is one of the softest forwards in all of
basketball in my opinion.  Someone who is not willing to pay the price for
the sake of himself or his team.  At least Toine shows up every night rarely
taking time off.

Cecil



----- Original Message -----
From: "Ryan Lee" <rlee_at_channing@yahoo.com>
To: <Celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 1:09 PM
Subject: Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V8 #137


> Mo Taylor?!?  Maurice Taylor?  Taylor has yet to show
> any signs of being a dominant player in the post.  He
> was above average on the Clippers (which is the
> equivalent to being mediocre) and he has shown he is
> not the Rocket's answer in the low post.  He's a
> decent shooter but he's not that aggressive down low,
> his rebounding is average, and his footspeed is too
> slow (a step quicker than Vitale).
> As much as I can't stand Walker's game, I'd rather
> have Toine playing forward then Taylor.  Moochie is
> not so great at the point (otherwise Seattle would not
> have got rid of him) but he is better than our point
> guard by committee (Brown, Herren, Palacio).  As for
> Shane "I Ride On The Coat Tails of Future NBA Stars"
> Battier, he has made huge strides since his freshman
> year but he is just a serviceable role player like
> Wally Szerbiak.  He's a little more athletic than
> Wally but I don't think he's an immediate fix for any
> team, at least not yet.
>
>
> >  Unlike others, I welcome the idea of AW starting at
> > point, who cares what Kenny thinks about the idea. I
> > hope the C's negotiate a buy out and get him out of
> > our roster. Regarding the draft, I would say that
> > the C's should do whatever (except trade AW or
> > Pierce) they can to get Battier..he is one player
> > who can improve our team instantaneously. Also, if
> > we could sign Maurice Taylor  & Moochie Norris, we
> > will be a fixture in the playoffs. - Mishra
>
>
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