RE: Kedrick Brown

[Kai_Brunnen_G@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Yeah, great Bob. We'll toss some magic franchise dust
on the parquet floor and poof: an impact player. 

Let's be honest about this.

Cutting a deal with Kedrick's agent to take Brown with the 11th 
pick was a disaster. 

It prevented the Celtics from trading up, ala Houston.

Even opting to use the 11th pick has  proven to be a mistake
thanks to the players that would have been available 
in the past draft. Big Man talent, which they sorely need,
or a Pierce like player in Butler.

But there is a silver lining to Gaston's shenanigans and Wallace's mistakes.
The next two drafts are loaded with Big Men. So if O'Boring can be
persuaded to play Brown to develop him into a desirable commodity, you may be
able to package him with the Celtics lottery pick and move up in the draft to acquire
one of the big people.

It's much easier to find a replacement shooting guard than a big man.
Hell, the C's found three of them in last year's draft.
Ray




> ** Original Subject: RE: Kedrick Brown
> ** Original Sender: Bob McChesney <rwmcches@uiuc.edu>
> ** Original Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 13:47:09 -0700 (PDT)

> ** Original Message follows... 

>
> It is unlikely that Kedrick Brown will ever be a 25 ppg superstar, athletic 
> ability notwithstanding. In fact, it won't happen.
> 
> Bur consider this: The Laker team that won five titles in the 80s had a 6th 
> man who was a tremendous defender who could cover guards or forwards, he 
> could bury 3 point shots if left open, and he finished on the fast break as 
> well as anyone. His name was Michael Cooper.
> 
> Kedrick Brown's game is awfully similar to Cooper's. That is what we should 
> be hoping for. There is a place for a guy like that on the Celtics.
> 
> Now we just need to locate a Magic or Kareem.

>** --------- End Original Message ----------- **

> 



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