Re: The Truth About the Finals

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

The East is ripe for the taking. NY & Miami are old, I think Philadelphia
was actually better before the Mutombo trade, Charlotte, Milwaukee, aren't
really that good. If we could move up and get Curry, Diop or Brown, even if
we have to give up Walker, so be it.

This is how the Lakers were rebuilt. Jerry West would not hesitate  a
second. He would also be looking at building a team and arranging contracts
so we have about $10M available in two years from now would be the best fit
for Tim Duncan to get back to the championship.











-- Original Message -----
From: "Josh Ozersky" <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 9:28 PM
Subject: The Truth About the Finals


> I'm not just saying because I hate Philadelphia.  But
> they really didn't deserve to win.  Everybody talks
> about how much heart they have, teamwork, etc. etc.
> But if a team is going to beat another team with much
> more talent, they have to do it by playing true,
> old-school style basketball.  Philadelphia throughout
> this series missed their free throws, passed up or
> missed open shots (how many times was Mutumbo open at
> the foul line?), failed to use fouls wisely, and etc.
> And as much as I like Iverson, he didn't deserve to
> win either.  When they overplay you to the right,
> you're supposed to go left.  His insistence on going
> right, just like his insistence on taking fallaway
> three pointers, was more bad karma.  I hope next year
> somebody comes along to really hand the Lakers their
> ass.  It won't be philadelphia.  This is as far as
> they are going to go.  And that's just their tough
> luck.  Remember the 87 Celtics?  We knew they wouldn't
> get back.  Philadelphia can look forward to another
> ten years of decline, as we ascend on the wings of our
> young stars.
>
> glad to get that out of my system.  On the draft
> front, am I crazy, or am I getting to like the idea of
> taking one of the white guys?  It really looks like
> they both will contribute right away, and neither one
> is really a perimeter player.  If bradley really is
> all that, he would be a great addition.  And it's
> looking more and more like Diop might be headed our
> way too!  Better still, it  looks like Omar Cook will
> be there for us at 21.  I wish we hadn't have worked
> out Brian Scalabrine, though; he gives me the chills.
> I really see why these guys like keeping that 21st
> pick; we can really get somebody good there.  I bet
> that Wallace and co. are betting that none of the 6-9
> teams have the cajones to draft Gasol, knowing that
> they won't get him for a year.  it takes a lot of
> security (or a second lottery pick) to take that
> gamble.  Gasol/Bradley?  Diop/Murphy?
> Johnson/Radovic?
> Let's start popping corks now!
>
> Josh
>
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