Re: 2003

["Jason Jones" <jdjones1@midway.uchicago.edu>]

Where could one find a list of available FA's for 2003?

If things go right the C's will have the cap space... but I don't have my
hopes only on Tim Duncan.  Anyone else?

I can't wait until Kenny's last year.  Who knows?  Maybe he will get the
"play for new contract surge".  Or maybe some team will see 9 million in
potential cap space and trade us a quality big man.  Maybe Kenny's contract
play surge will get us more then face value.  Maybe we could get.... I
better stop here....

ps:  Who thinks that Jordan will end the season as a Wizard?  Imagine if the
Bucks, Sixers, or Raptors made that move?  Perhaps give up a Tim Thomas,
Alivn Williams, or some other young player that will probably do more to
raise the talent level of the Wiz more Jordan will in 3 years.   Brown won't
start producing for 3 years at least.  I would give up Tim Thomas for
Jordan, and a very good shot at the ring any day of the week.

pps: Brad Miller will not finish the season in Chicago, however I am not
convinced that he is the answer for the C's.  He is getting a huge amount of
minutes and scoring plays due to the lack of offense surrounding him on a
pathetic team.  His contract is also above average/too much.  I am not
completely turned off however.  I would welcome a trade of perhaps McCarty
and his expiring contract and Battie?   Battie is best as a weak side shot
blocker, PF.  This could free up major minutes for Curry and Chandler.
Curry a true center has shown the most immediate promise of the two, and
would do well platooned with Bat-Man.

ppps: We _don't_ need to draft a PG!  We need someone to score inside and
slash to the hoop!  I dislike EW as much as the next guy.... but the one
thing he has done since his return is slash to the hoop to collapse defenses
and get to the stripe.  Is it a coincidence that we are 2-0 since his
return?  I am already lighting my prayer candle for an inside presence.


Jason David Jones.


-----Original Message-----
From: j.hironaka <j.hironaka@unesco.org>
To: celtics@igtc.com <celtics@igtc.com>
Cc: celticsstuffgroup@yahoogroups.com <celticsstuffgroup@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Friday, November 30, 2001 11:35 AM
Subject: 2003


>As noted earlier, I do hope Tim Duncan tuned into last night's Orlando game
>since our 4-year plan seems to involve discreetly clearing the same cap
>space in 2003 as Orlando in order to be a player in the Duncan/Kidd
>sweepstakes.
>
>To me the question boils down to whether Tim Duncan prefers to be within
>driving distance of 17 kiddie theme parks, or the other option to join
>forces with two players of the same age and durability (Antoine and Paul)
>and our 16 championship banners to possibly wage the greatest
>Celtics-Lakers showdown of them all (my being too young to remember the
>cans of whup ass we opened on Baylor/West/Wilt).
>
>Between now and then, Antoine and Paul need to evolve more in the mold of
>Grant Hill in his prime (sorry Orlando, but he'll have passed his prime by
>that 2003 window). I'll face up to the fact that Duncan is never going to
>play for a team where a single player jacks up 16 treys. And it goes
>without saying that he's also unlikely he'll want to play for a team that
>isn't near or above 50 wins at the end of the 2002-03 season.
>
>At that age he'll want to make a run at three or four championship rings,
>and hence Boston will need to reshape itself as a plausible platform for
>that sort of run. Chris Wallace needs to factor this into his 4-year plan.
>Get some temporary short-contract veteran help (timed for contract
>expiration) to make sure we look like a 50-win type team before going to
>market in 2003. Its not enough to just have cap space.
>
>Look, I'm not a big enough retard to hitch my hopes on Dunkin Donut boy. I
>like supporting the Celtics nucleus as is, in terms of fun and likeability.
>
>But at the same time, do any of you seriously think the
>Flakers/Gakers/Lakers will want any piece of Antoine, Paul, Joe, Kedrick
>AND Tim in 2003? I don't think so. If Kobe, Shaq, Mr Vanessa Williams and
>Jack Nicholson want a piece of that Boston Celtics lineup, well then bring
>them on.
>
>So I hope Tim Duncan is watching, just as I hope Larry Bird is looking at
>any opportunity to help buy out "Thanks Dad" (nearly the sorriest ownership
>legacy in Celtics history bar none, and that's obviously saying a lot).
>
>****