Re: One that got away

[Alexander Wang <awang@MIT.EDU>]

Plus, he was drafted with the 25th pick - which is around where the 
Philadelphia pick (from the Moiso trade) might fall in 2003. Pheonix had to 
scheme with him to get him to drop that far, but our management has already 
shown a propensity for this type of deal with Kedrick Brown.

Alex

At 10:59 AM 8/17/01, Berry, Mark  S wrote:
>Hindsight is 20-20, but Big Jake would have been a good pick last year.
>Remember all the reports about the Celtics' interest? Something we should
>think about the next time someone says impact centers aren't available after
>the first three picks. Anyway, here's a note from the Arizona Republic:
>
>Suns center Jake Tsakalidis has caught the eye of an expert on big guys.
>Pete Newell, former University of California coach who conducts his annual
>Big Man's Camp in Hawaii, has been impressed with Tsakalidis during workouts
>in Honolulu.
>"Jake Tsakalidis improves every hour, it seems," Newell told the Honolulu
>Advertiser. "He seems more sure of himself. He's a big guy, about 275
>pounds, and I think he's a potential star."