Re: big man/center hunt...

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

You can see KB on the bench. You don't think OB is going be second guessed
if things get messed up now do you? We're in the running for a decent
playoff spot, and seasoning a team of starters and a few piners. KB isn't
one of them.

DanF
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kestutis Kveraga" <Kestutis.Kveraga@dartmouth.edu>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: big man/center hunt...


> --- You wrote:
> i know it's premature to talk about stuff like these but with the great
mood
> of everybody now that we are winning again, i just want to know if
there'll be
> a possibility of snagging a true center/big man that can score and rebound
and
> block shots for us next year?
>
> Who are the center free agents that'll be available at the same time we
could
> accomodate with our small cap space?
> --- end of quote ---
>
> I heard Tim Duncan would sign for the veteran minimum if it meant playing
for
> the Celtics...
>
> Speaking of big men who can rebound and block shots (and score a little on
> dunks and putbacks), it's amazing that we're on this winning streak with
Battie
> out. Pot, even though he saved the game on Sunday with his timely
rebounds, is
> stiffer than a slab of concrete. And Blount's even worse, if that's
possible.
> Even though people like to lump the three centers into the "Holy Trinity
of
> Sucking", there's a huge dropoff from Battie to the other two. This is how
much
> the addition of Delk of Rogers has meant to this team - we're winning
without a
> single legit NBA big guy.  I take it all back, Obie's a coaching genius...
:>
>
> Other notes from this superb week:
>
> - The best opponent in the playoffs undoubtedly would be Orlando. They are
a
> legit 'cupcake team' (sorry, couldn't resist).
>
> - It's too bad McCarty's brain transplant didn't take.
>
> - Were the Celtics just lackadaisical on D against the  Bulzards, or is
there
> really no one on the team who can stop Rip Hamilton and Courtney
Alexander?
>
> - Delk is a much better leaper than I thought. Long arms, too. He's still
too
> small to play 2-guard full time, but is excellent as a combo guard. This
> probably means that Strickland is gone. That's too bad.
>
> - I guess I was wrong about their intentions towards Rogers. Apparently,
even
> the Celtics brass can see that we need to keep him. Let's just hope that
> Wallace's custom-made jersey stunts work better on Rogers than they did on
> Croshere.
>
> - I still don't see what the harm would be in starting Kedrick at 2-guard
to
> work over the other team's starting shooting guard, bringing in Delk at
> midpoint in the first to give them a different look and more offense, and
then
> sliding him over to PG to give Kenny a rest around the quarter break. It
would
> show Kedrick that they still love him, keep him focused, and buy Delk more
rest
> - he's been averaging fairly high minutes lately. And frankly, Kedrick's
made
> good things happen whenever he's been in, it's not like he's going to kill
the
> team's momentum by starting and playing a few minutes. Come on, Obie, the
fans
> want to see KB!
>
> Kestas