RE: McDonald's game, etc.

[kai_brunnen_g@ix.netcom.com]

Drew Gooden's on my "A" List of talented big people. Still working
on the list, but I can tell you that others in the "A" category are
Ming, Griffin, Randolph, Kwame Brown.....
Ray


> ** Original Subject: RE: McDonald's game, etc.
> ** Original Sender: "Berry, Mark  S" <berrym@BATTELLE.ORG>
> ** Original Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 09:38:31 -0800

> ** Original Message follows... 

>
> With all the draft talk lately, thought I'd mention that the McDonald's
> All-American Game is Wednesday night on ESPN. Most of the NBA-maybes will be
> there... Curry, Diop, Brown, Wagner, Chandler. There's a good chance one of
> these guys could be a Celtic next season.
> 
> Speaking of the draft, an observation from last night... I like Tayshaun
> Prince's game, but he looked like he had money riding on that Kentucky-USC
> game last night. A total non-factor. I don't understand how a 6-9 talent
> like that can be so invisible. Anyway, sounded some warning bells for me,
> because his team really needed him and he was MIA.
> 
> One more draft thought... If you're interested and it's available in you
> area, watch Illinois-Kansas tonight. Illinois PG Frank Williams figures to
> be a guy high on the Celts' list in June, assuming he comes out (he's said
> no, but he has a young son and a brother in prison, so I'm guessing the $$$$
> changes his mind). Some other potential Celts include Kansas PF/SF Drew
> Gooden and center Eric Chenowith, along with Illinois PF/SF Brian Cook.
> Should be hordes of NBA scouts at that game.
> 
> One thought on the Celts... I'm going to play devil's advocate on last
> night's win... great shooting performance by Pierce and long-range shooting
> by Toine (6-10 on 3-pointers; the team was 14-30). But it covered some
> continuing problems. The Nets, one of the weakest frontcourts in the league,
> outrebounded the Celts by 13. They also shot over 47 percent from the floor
> and scored 98 points despite 23 turnovers. At this time of year, any win is
> a good win, but those are things to watch down the stretch. You can cover
> them with a hot shooting night (like last night), but when the shots don't
> drop, it's a recipe for disaster.
> 
> Mark


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