Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V9 #66

[GuyClinch@AOL.com]

> Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2002 12:33:44 -0500
> From: Way Of The Ray <wayray@ix.netcom.com>
> Subject: Josh Is Like A Jilted Suitor
> 
> He's been spurned by Chris Wallace and the trade of Joe Johnson,
> and now he's striking back. Damn good cat fight, if I don't say so
> myself....
> LOL
> Ray
> 


Bleh..
He isn't the only one who is upset. Many people could see that J.J. oozed 
talent all along. Lets be clear on this:

Wallace is at fault for letting that guy O"Brien coach. His offense is 
dreadful and you don't get a chance to do anything in it if your a player 
like J.J.

Wallace and his drafting abilities will likely prove to be right on the 
money. I look for J.J. to be a star in this league.  K. Brown can play 
too..but he may be a more of  Stacey Augmon type player. Either way an 
athlete and defense presence like K.Brown should stick in the lineup.

I don't care if J.J. made a few bad decisions running a break. He was a 
better
point guard then anyone on the team. I like Kenny, but he doesn't finish 
well.  J.J. had the size to do that. 

A good lineup would have been J.J. K. Brown Pierce Walker Battie.  Athletic 
lean tall... But coach OB he plays Strickland who can't bloody dribble at 
all. And now we have Delk and Kenny in the same backcourt?!  Eric Williams 
and Strickland getting
time over JJ??

Frankly I can't believe people would paint J.J. as a shrinking violet. They 
are just blind. Its amazing how so called basketball experts like Bill 
Simmons have no idea
what they are talking about. This will go down as one of the worst trades 
ever. 
Its already worse then Vitaly Potapenko. We should at least know what JJ can 
do...
<g> 8 teams didn't know about Andre Miller, and we never thought he would 
last till
number eight so that trade is more excusable. This one is plain bad.

Rodney is on the fat side too.

Pete