RE: Celtics column for bskball.com, RIP Walter Dukes

[OzerskyJA <OzerskyJA@cmog.org>]

The guy asked if there was any way Kenny could contribute
next year.  It's not inconceivable.  If he was to contribute, 
that would be what would have to happen.  I expect that Kenny
will be healthy next year, hit some line-drive jump shots, make a 
few plays, walk the ball up the court, pound it to the floor, give it
up to Twon, spot up, play token defense, etc.  But you never know.

Josh Ozersky	
Marketing Communications Specialist 
Corning Museum of Glass

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Berry, Mark  S [SMTP:berrym@BATTELLE.ORG]
> Sent:	Friday, March 16, 2001 4:26 PM
> To:	'OzerskyJA@cmog.org'; 'celtics@igtc.com'
> Subject:	RE: Celtics column for bskball.com, RIP Walter Dukes
> 
> Good gracious, Josh, did you actually post something that indicates this
> team should in any way count on Kenny Anderson next year? Please tell me
> you
> were typing at gunpoint or under the influence of hallucinogenic drugs.
> Even
> you can't be that optimistic.
> 
> Kenny is dead. Forget him. He'll be on the roster and may even play some,
> but he's nothing more than a cap albatross. The only shot the Celts have
> is
> that someone clearing cap room for 2003 may see Kenny's big contract and
> plan far enough ahead to acquire Kenny to fill a cap slot until the deal
> expires. And that won't happen until the 2002-2003 trading deadline.
> 
> That's probably the single biggest question mark for this team heading
> into
> the offseason... point guard. I still say the frontcourt is a more
> pressing
> need, but the variables at point guard make it awfully interesting. I'm
> disappointed this season is going to end and we're going to know
> absolutely
> nothing about Chris Herren. Just when he started to find his shot, O'Brien
> buried him at the end of the bench. He may or may not be an answer to one
> of
> the PG roster spots, but shouldn't we try to find out? Anyway, Kenny's
> corpse will take up one spot, Randy Brown's slowly decomposing body takes
> up
> another (unless he's traded), and it seems they've chosen Milt over
> Herren.
> Logic says a rookie figures in here somewhere. But remember, rookie point
> guards usually struggle. I'd be working toward Bibby if at all possible.
> 
> Mark