RE: wow! get this. Kenny almost went

[OzerskyJA <OzerskyJA@cmog.org>]

I'm actually pretty high on Moiso. I think the coaching staff's
number one priority this summer should be to work with him
for the whole off season, and play him meaningful minutes in 
all Shaw and preseason games.  The guy could be making a 
major contribution for us next year with his shooting and shot-
blocking.  He's a big part of our talent base, believe it or not.
The guys I would lose from this team (besides Kenny, of course)
are Milt, Potapenko (unless they find a better way to use him)
Walter, Battie, and possibly Griffin if he doesn't get his stuff back.
Even if he does, Adrian will be an offensive liability unless he
develops his shot, despite his flawless floor skills.  We need to make
room for Sesar, one or two picks, and a good free agent if we 
can somehow afford one.

Josh Ozersky	
Marketing Communications Specialist 
Corning Museum of Glass

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Berry, Mark  S [SMTP:berrym@BATTELLE.ORG]
> Sent:	Friday, March 02, 2001 3:56 PM
> To:	'OzerskyJA@cmog.org'; 'awang@MIT.EDU'; 'celtics@igtc.com'
> Subject:	RE: wow! get this. Kenny almost went
> 
> Alex is right... the proposed Kenny trade probably only would have been
> done if McCarty and Potapenko had been dumped as well. That would have
> gotten the Celts under the cap. And the Orlando comparison is a good one,
> but as you said, Orlando is a hot free agent spot. Boston isn't. Didn't
> happen anyway.
> At least Kenny only has two more seasons (in fact, he'll probably have a
> little value that last season because he'll hold a huge cap number for an
> expiring contract--and some team desperate to get under the cap may offer
> some honest to goodness warm bodies.
> 
> As for trading all three picks for a top-five pick... never happen. The
> Bulls tried to trade 4&7 for a top-three pick last year and had no luck.
> The
> Magic tried to trade 5, 10&13 for a top-three pick and had no luck. The
> Celts, with picks 10, 13 and 28 (estimating) won't have any luck trading
> to
> the top of the draft unless they part with Toine or Pierce. That's it.
> They're lucky this looks like a deep draft. As for needs in the draft...
> point guard, certainly, but I don't agree at all with a small forward.
> This
> team desperately needs big people--center/power forward. But I never
> advocate drafting for need. If the best player is a small forward, that's
> who you take. But if it's a toss-up, take the big guys.
> 
> By the way, remember how dead-set everyone was against drafting Jake
> Tsakalidis last June? Well, he's looking like a steal for Phoenix. He's
> really coming on of late. He's huge, skilled and young. And he could have
> been in Boston with a little foresight. Even if the Celts had been forced
> to
> wait for him (which scared off everyone but Phoenix), would he have
> contributed any less than Moiso? I'm not giving up on Moiso yet, but that
> big, strong 7-footer sure would look good in green.
> 
> Mark