Re: Where do we go from here? - RealGM

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>]

No doubt about it, we're in a dilemma, but a good one. What to do with
Toine. Nothing, keep him and let him play his style. We could solve this
problem with a center. From where? When? Who knows. I would rather stay a
lower tier playoff team than chance moving Toine and getting who knows who
from where.

Here's my opinion of the present and future. We are a decent lower tier
playoff team. There are too many other teams light years ahead of us in
player development. I don't foresee a Championship with Pierce and Walker.
Maybe not even the Conference. Not enough help, no center which Pierce and
Walker desperately need and an aging point guard. And worse, we have
probably the dumbest management team in the NBA! So enjoy the ride for what
it is. Respectable at best.

L8ter
DanF

----- Original Message -----
From: "pmaurice" <damekmo@teleport.com>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 7:05 PM
Subject: Re: Where do we go from here? - RealGM


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Orion <johnlyell@hotmail.com>
>
> > Unfortunately the time will come when the C's do wise up and move
Walker.
> > Hopefully it is while he still has value to someone.
> >
> > Yeah , he will win games for you, but he will  lose more, especially
> against
> > the better teams, and at playoff time if we make it there.
> >
> > As mentioned a 4 who think he's World B. Free spells trouble for any
team.
> I
> > would move him for Wallace. Rasheed has a better low post game that we
> need
> > badly. It would be nice to get Wallace and Bonzi giving up say Walker
and
> > one of the rookies and some cap fodder.
>
> Speak of the devil.....from this morning's Oregonian:
>
> "The Blazer's, quite frankly, are not a strong post-up team - Davis
usually
> gets his points off rebounds and Wallace has continually shied away from
> playing with his back to the basket."
>
> He may have a better inside game than Antoine but if he doesn't use it, so
> what. He's not as good a rebounder, doesn't handle the ball as well, is
> certainly not as good a passer. I could just as easily say that Antoine
wins
> more than he loses for you. And the real point is that Antoine has a
bigger
> impact on every game he plays.
>
> Paul M.