Re: Kwame dropping and etc...

["j.hironaka" <j.hironaka@unesco.org>]

At 10:17 11/06/01 -0400, Berry, Mark  S wrote:
>Going from the latest scuttle, here's a look at how the lottery could shake
>out... 1. Griffin; 2. Curry; 3. K. Brown; 4. Gasol; 5. White; 6. Richardson;
>7. Diop; 8. Battier; 9. Johnson; 10. Chandler; 11. Vlad Rad or Cook.
>
>I still think Washington, Atlanta and Chicago would like to trade those
>picks, and just have a feeling that the Celts might do that. I hope so. That
>Chandler-Cook combo at 10-11 doesn't thrill me. It's not bad, just not
>exacty what I'd hoped for from this draft.
>
>Mark

Hi Mark:

Now seems to be the time for the Celtics to invite the projected top five 
picks for workouts, but so far none of these guys are among the 16-20 
players reportedly coming to Boston this week. Not even Diop or Chandler, 
much less Kwame.

I think Wallace/Papile need to explore this week if it is worth making an 
offer to trade up. Bear in mind that If Pau Gasol were to pull out of this 
draft, you are talking about relatively slim pickings with the 10th and 
11th pick (as far as the younger "upside" players go). Boston needs to 
study their options carefully. Well, I'm sure they are doing just that.

Also, since we are bringing in Radmanovic this week I think we ought to 
also invite Troy Murphy as a basis for comparison. How do we know the 
Radman is that much better a shooter, or capable of guarding even slower 
players his size?

Joe

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