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RE: add this guy to the top ten
As I previously noted, Cisse is Bo Outlaw.
Not a bad player to have, but not someone you
pin your hopes on.
Ray
> ** Original Subject: RE: add this guy to the top ten
> ** Original Sender: Hironaka <j.hironaka@unesco.org>
> ** Original Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 01:55:35 -0700
> ** Original Message follows...
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> OzerskyJA wrote:
>
> > He AVERAGED 29 points, 16 rebounds and 13 blocks per game this season,
> > including outplaying Tyson Chandler. Count him in the top ten.
> > If we get him, it will be a miracle -- but who knows? Either way, he pushes
> > someone good down to us.
>
> I have a hunch Wallace and Papile have Ousmane Cisse very high on their list, since they
follow high school
> and AAU basketball so closely. Like Eddy Curry, Cisse's shrunk a few inches since the
original hype-machine
> kicked in last year. If he's actually still only 6-7 then Boston might think twice, but this guy
just sounds
> like a devastating, non-stop athlete with a voracious rebounding appetite. BTW (this is
truly retarded of me)
> but I was noticing how both Tyson and Curry could easily have poultry metaphors attached
to their names (as in
> Eddy "Chicken" Curry etc.).
>
> What do you all think of the Celtics pulling a "one&one" in this draft (one prep player,
one veteran guy).
> Makes sense if we want to make the playoffs next year and develop from there.
>
> One thing about Shane Battier as a guy slipping down (in our minds at least), I think in
some ways he's got
> fewer question marks than Paul Pierce had in terms of shooting ability, height, defense and
tweener status. For
> one thing Pierce shrank two inches to 6-6, whereas I'm very confident Battier is 6-8 and
can handle the ball.
> In fact, without question he seems to be the same height as Elton Brand, judging by an old
video I watched the
> other day.
>
> Battier also is a two-time NCAA defensive player of the year, and put up a rare college
"double-double" of
> 2+ steals and 2+ blocks. I mean this guy is a "Battie" but with an extra "r" (I have no clue
what I'm saying).
>
> But let's say we decide Battier is the best player available and draft him. Then Walker is
a part time 4
> and part time 1, rather than the small forward many clearly feel he should be. And we'll still
need a shot
> blocking and rebounding center in that lineup true enough.
>
> Say we take Battier and power forward Cisse? That's a nice balance between an NBA
ready product and a kid
> with stunning upside as a rebounder/defender. Were that the scenario, I actually would
reconsider the Toine for
> Theo Ratliff scenario that Alex Wang brought up.
>
> You would have a smarter, more defensively intimidating Celtics forward rotation of
Ratliff, Battier and
> Cisse, although Battier will have to adjust fast if he's going to be a go-to scorer alongside
Pierce and
> Anderson/Palacio in the backcourt. That might not happen right away, but he is a good
chemistry and ball
> movement player and a proven outside shooter. A second issue is that it locks us in for the
forseeable future
> with Bat Girl and friends at center. I don't think there is any question it also diminishes the
probability of
> making the playoffs next year.
>
> Also someone posted that we might be able to "pull another Danny Ainge" and draft
Yao Ming out of the
> Chinese army. That probably depends on how Dubya handles the diplomacy with China.
Clearly I would welcome Yao
> Ming any day over "crouching poodle" Jerome Moiso.
>
> BTW, I was not surprised at Moiso's preference to hang out with his LA friends rather
than play in Obie's
> structured environment. In his defense, the LA league actually has more talent (that's where
Pierce and Palacio
> played last year) as a pickup league (do they even have coaches?) This move would almost
guarantee "crouching
> poodle" won't dramatically see any change in playing time at the start of next year.
>
> Joe
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