RE: Sports Guy on the Celtics

["Ravi Singh" <kelticsfan@attbi.com>]

Mark,

The question that needs to be asked when considering the trade Sports
Guy proposes is this: does obtaining LaFrentz, Clark or Jackson get this
team a title in 3-4 years?  I don't believe so and therefore would not
trade JJ or Brown for any of them.   Each one of the players mentioned
above is highly flawed when thinking about a complete big man.  Clark is
all of 220 lbs and is more suited to power forward, Lafrentz disappears
as much as JJ and has no excuse since he's been in the league for three
years and Jackson has absolutely no shot blocking ability whatsover.
Patience is required when talking about tading the rookies as the next
several years may present sign and trade opportunities for players like
Duncan, O'Neal, Kidd, etc....Why blow a load now when the goods get
considerably better when the Celtics are ready to compete at the highest
level?  Wallace finally has a plan that requires some patience.  Why do
we want to become mini-Pitinos when patience is the best route to take.
This team is not going to win the championship this year or next.  If
Boston gets to the playoffs in the meantime, while developing their
young talent and paring the roster of bloated contracts, the benefits
will be huge 3 years hence.  It is not time to seek instant
gratification to gain a 1 or 2 seed in a weak Eastern Conference.  The
goal remains to be a 1 or 2 seed in the entire NBA 3-4 years from now.  

Ravi