Re: [Celtics' Stuff RE: Erick Strickland info

[JB <jbmetzea@yahoo.com>]

on 10/30/01 2:04 PM, Berry, Mark  S at berrym@BATTELLE.ORG wrote:

Do you think they'd be holding onto Milt Palacio? Do you think the Celtics
would be holding onto Kenny Anderson or Randy Brown if they didn't have
guaranteed contracts? The reason some of us like El-Amin is he is a point
guard. He played on the summer league team with the same players as Milt and
that team functioned much better when El-Amin was the point guard. Am I the
only one who remembers this?

The point I'm making is don't just sign another tweener guard who doesn't
bring anything new to this team. Fill that last roster spot with a backup
power forward or a point guard who understands how to play the position.

But I haven't seen enough of Strickland. Gene likes him and thinks he'd be
better right now than Anderson or Palacio. If that's the case, and if the
coaching staff is willing to use him, then I'm willing to give him a chance.

Mark
            ************
   I remember the show at Shaw's well, Mark. The first two games, the
offense was like marching through delta mud. Once El-Amin got to play, the
flow was electric (well almost). Not only did we win a few games, but
particularly the rookies thrived when he was on the court. Even Palacio, who
was pushed over to shooting guard, was revived after two miserable games.
   El-Amin was given major minutes, in one game this preseason for Dallas
and scored 23 points. We don't know why the Bulls scrapped him. We can guess
the C's did it over money, and Dallas already is committed to Nash, Hardaway
and Bogues. He looks like a joke. More fire hydrant than John Bagley, even,
but he can lead an offense.
   Strickland is the sixth man of my dreams. He shoots the three, makes good
passes, dives for the ball, rebounds, play defense and drives to the hoop.
He was odd man out everywhere he went. He is not a true point guard though
and I would wonder where Forte's minutes would come from if we signed him. I
think it's correct that it would be a waste to sign a player to be 10-12th
man, or even on the disabled list, although I presume Walter has come down
with chronic laryngitis.


                 JB

                   

                   
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-----Original Message-----
From:       Shawn Niles [mailto:shizzjr@hotmail.com]
Sent:      Tuesday, October 30, 2001 1:29 PM
To:      berrym@BATTELLE.ORG; j.hironaka@unesco.org; celtics@igtc.com;
celticsstuffgroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject:      Re: Erick Strickland info

We keep hearing El-Amin's name, but doesn't it mean anything to anyone that
he has been cut by at least 3 teams in the last year? He couldn't make it
last year as the 3rd PG on a horrible Bulls team. If he is so good Mark, why

do all these teams keep cutting him?


>From: "Berry, Mark  S" <berrym@BATTELLE.ORG>
>To: "'j.hironaka@unesco.org'" <j.hironaka@unesco.org>,
>"'celtics@igtc.com'" <celtics@igtc.com>,
>"'celticsstuffgroup@yahoogroups.com'"  <celticsstuffgroup@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: Re: Erick Strickland info
>Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 11:04:13 -0500
>
>I don't want to come off like Ray and just indiscriminately criticize
>everything the Celtics do at this point, but this move, if made, is another
>head-scratcher.
>
>Erick Strickland isn't a bad player. But he's not a point guard. He'd be a
>fine pickup if you didn't have Milt, Randy Brown and Joe Forte, who aren't
>point guards either, also pretending to be point guards. Or Paul Pierce,
>Joe
>Johnson, Forte and Eric "Mr. Defense" Williams playing shooting guard.
>
>I guess my point is this: Use that 15th roster spot for someone who can
>provide something this team lacks. Maybe that's a true point guard like
>El-Amin or Cook. Maybe it's a rebounder (my preference) like Derek Strong.
>Maybe it's a veteran like Derrick McKey.
>
>It's nothing against Strickland. Just explain to me how he helps the team.
>
>Mark
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