RE: Players with upside

[OzerskyJA <OzerskyJA@cmog.org>]

When did Frank Williams declare?  The last time I heard
he was as committed to staying as Jason "Mama's Boy" 
Williams (no relation).

Josh Ozersky	
Marketing Communications Specialist 
Corning Museum of Glass

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Ellie Cutler [SMTP:ellie@oreilly.com]
> Sent:	Thursday, April 26, 2001 12:10 PM
> To:	celtics@igtc.com
> Subject:	Re: Players with upside
> 
> Good to ferret out the kids with upside - esp. at our draft position. 
> Personally, I was not impressed with Brendan Haywood anytime I saw him 
> play. I don't think he's better, or potentially better, than our current 
> center rotation.
> 
> As the Patriots have proved, year in and year out, you should draft the 
> BPA, period! Not for position.
> 
> That said, with the NBA draft now filling up with kids who need to sit on 
> the bench for 1-3 years before contributing, how do you pick the BPA 
> between say Shane Battier and Kelvin Torbert?
> 
> I expect our choices will boil down to
>   1) the super-versatile athletic types: Jason Richardson, Gerald Wallace,
> 
> Rod Grizzard, Joe Johnson
>   2) 2nd-tier PFs:  Michael Bradley, Rodney White, Troy Murphy
>   3) PGs: Tinsley, Frank Williams, Bell
> 
> I think we should usethe Denver pick this year. Esp. if Battier is there, 
> as he wouldn't be the same as adding a young rookie to the roster. I wish 
> Mike Dunleavy would come out this year... Forget Loren Woods, please!!   I
> 
> love Chris Duhon, but don't think he's coming out. And how does the zone 
> defense affect who we draft - what type of player is going to benefit from
> 
> it?  How does that bode for all these athletic slasher dunker kids who
> have 
> no fundamentals and can't shoot?  Is there room for a bonafide PG on our 
> roster with both Kenny and Toine there?
> 
> And, really, what's up with Moiso?  I think the bottom line on him is that
> 
> no matter how talented or athletic he is, you can't teach heart and drive,
> 
> and he lacks both.
> 
> My picks: Battier if he drops, Gerald Wallace, Frank Williams.
> 
> And, on a non-draft note, who is rooting for Bill Laimbeer to coach the 
> Pistons?  Could you imagine him showing his face in the Garden (oops I
> mean 
> the Fleet Center). How great would that be!!  (Mahorn is a close second - 
> any of those bozos would light a bonfire under the fan base).
> 
>   --Ellie
>