Re: Guidelines For The Celtics Draft

["Jaims" <jaims@info.com.ph>]

I agree.  Haywood has all the NBA tools for a center but is a gamble for I
see him as a Olowokandi-type of a player...he might show up or might not
show up kinda guy.

Jaims
----- Original Message -----
From: "Berry, Mark S" <berrym@BATTELLE.ORG>
To: <Jim_Meninno@hotmail.com>; <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 4:02 AM
Subject: Re: Guidelines For The Celtics Draft


> Jim, questions about heart and intensity are there with Haywood. As far as
I
> know, no one questions his size, physical ability, or basketball skills.
> When I look at him, I see a guy with the body of a top-level NBA center,
all
> the measurables, good skills and solid, if not spectacular production. The
> thing about college centers is they often are ignored by guards who
dominate
> the ball. That certainly was true at Carolina, where Forte was the No. 1
> scoring option.
>
> Big, legitimate NBA centers are so hard to find, and rarely appreciated.
> Sure, the Shaqs, Mournings, Mutombos of the world get plenty of credit,
but
> they put up big numbers. I could see Haywood being a Robert Parish-type
> center for 10 years-third option on offense, averaging low double figures,
> rebounding at around 10 a game, defending the best centers in the league
> well, blocking shots and taking up a lot of space in the lane. It's not
> sexy, but it's the kind of contribution good teams desperately need. Fans
> never want these kinds of guys-no one wanted the Celts to take any of last
> year's centers (Mihm, Przyzbilla or Tsakalidis), but each of them seems to
> have a brighter future than any big men on the Celtics' roster. I happen
to
> think Haywood is pretty comparable to those guys. Granted, they didn't
make
> a huge impact their first seasons, but I think the basketball guys in each
> of those organizations would tell you they're excited about their
potential.
>
> I've seen the Haywood-Montross comparisons by fans like Ray. I see a
little
> Brad Daugherty in there, though... remember, the knock on Daugherty coming
> out of college was he wasn't tough or aggressive enough. Still, Moiso may
> have scared the Celts away from any motivation question marks. You can
have
> all the ability in the world, but if you don't want to play, it won't
> matter. Of course, Parish had those same knocks before he came to
Boston...
>
> Mark
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