Re: Celtics=Playoff's???????

["John Lyell" <johnlyell@hotmail.com>]

I agree with the Anonymous one, Some of these teams have seen their better
days and we don't need any middle first round draft picks for a few years.
However we need to keep some cap space for a shot at Duncan in 2 years. If
we can progress to the point where he may be the missing part, that could
entice him to come to Boston with a young team and rekindle the Boston -
L.A. rivalry.

It would be awesome if Johnson can play the point and run Pierce & Brown at
the 2&3 spots. With Forte & McLeod or whomever off the bench. I still see us
having problems on the interior though.I would love to see some move for
Marc Jackson or Foyle.










----- Original Message -----
From: "I am. . . Anonymous" <ktoreed@yahoo.com>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Cc: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2001 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: Celtics=Playoff's???????


> The Knicks, Hornets, Pacers, and Heat are on their way
> down.  The Celtics are on the way up; they played last
> year with Pitino coaching half the season, their best
> PG and C injured for most of the year, and without a
> legit third scorer.  This year, the Celtics will be
> younger and faster, which the new rule changes may
> favor, and Walker and Pierce are both deserving
> all-stars in my book; the positive karma from their
> excellent time-honed chemistry will suffuse the entire
> team with confidence and anchor our new upstart and
> talented rookies.
>
> Kwame Brown could have a superb second half of the
> season with his unique tremendous athleticism and
> offensive potential.  Joe Johnson could step right in
> and start.  His smooth all-around skills, court
> vision, and unselfish play can only benefit team
> chemistry.  And something tells me Antoine will rack
> up the assists passing out of double teams to Forte
> for high-percentage medium-ranged jumpers.
>
> The Celtics are on the rise and the franchise seems to
> be moving in the right direction.  Importantly, the
> roster is on its way into being more flexible for
> perseonnel changes.  Pitino locked up so many mediocre
> players to absurd long-term contracts that with the
> exception of Walker and Pierce, the team had nothing
> to trade.  Kenny Anderson, Eric Williams, anyone?  We
> are now in a position to trade our own draft picks
> (why get younger at this point), the pick obtained
> from Philly, any of our rookies, and even guys like
> McCarty, McLeod, and Blount will now have trade value
> since they are on the last year of their contract.
> Heck, if the Celtics get off to a good first half of
> the season, maybe they'll even be able to pull off a
> trade for that elusive Mutombo-ish monster center.
> Let go of Pitino's bitter lingering shadow.  He's
> gone.  All signs indicate that the franchise is now
> moving in the right direction.  We'll make the
> playoffs.  You'll see.  If not this year then the
> next.
>
>
> --- Celtic4Hire@AOL.com wrote:
> > Mark,
> > All you are doing is looking at last year's
> > standings and teams. You again
> > are driving looking only in the rear view mirror.
> > Anybody can do that. That
> > is what most of the sportwriters also do when they
> > make their projections.
> > They do it because it is safer. It is like picking
> > the tournament using only
> > the seedings. Yeah, the odds are that this year
> > things will be the same as
> > last year (just like you project with the Celtics).
> > However, we also know
> > that there will be changes. There always is. Step
> > out and make some
> > projections. I am projecting that Miami will still
> > make the playoffs but move
> > down, the Knicks won't and the Wizards with Jordan
> > won't....
> >
> > DJessen33
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