RE: three sophomores

["Orion" <jlyell@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have to disagree, we have made bad draft picks. And I do not think Kedrick
is near the defender Jefferson is.  I do hope he does show something so we
don't end up about 0 for five on the few drafts.

Many of us with hopefully less insight than the Celtic brass wanted the
likes of Tinsley Jefferson, Parker, Radmanovic any of which would have made
the draft better than we currently sit.

In my opinion Chris Wallace has shown nothing on his talent evaluation
ability and our chance to build from our draft picks may have slipped
through our hands.

Maybe we don't have a point guard system because we do want to and have a
selfish ball hogger/missile launcher that wants to be the next Magic
Johnson?

I agree on the Phoenix trade. Unless the guy is the next Vinnie Johnson and
can provide instant, consistent, scoring why trade for a undersized 2 guard
that can't play the point.


John









-----Original Message-----
From: owner-celtics@igtc.com [mailto:owner-celtics@igtc.com]On Behalf Of
gene kirkpatrick
Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2002 4:59 AM
To: celtics@igtc.com
Subject: three sophomores


I keep reading about our wasted draft last year.  Admittedly, I wanted JJ,
Jefferson and Tinsley.  But I do not agree that we made big mistakes in
drafting--only that we obviously didn't draft who O'Brien would use.  By
default we have kept Kedrick; I think he will match R. Jefferson by year's
end.  That's not bad, especially since he is a much better defender than
Jefferson.  Johnson and Forte:  who knows?  Johnson evidently needs a coach
to motivate him, but he has more skills (at a college senior's age now) than
most of his rookie class.  And Forte?  Sure we should have taken Tinsley or
Parker, but we don't have a point guard system.  Forte has better all around
skills than any guard we have other than Pierce.  He just needs a chance.

Our choices just needed a chance and they came into the wrong system.  Why
should we have drafted Radmonovich if he would be playing behind Walter?
(That's a cruelty joke).  Anyway, the point to me is that much of that draft
had talent; the guys we drafted had talent; those who get a chance will do
well.

I would have much preferred to see us develop our young talent than begin
throwing it around the league in search of quick fixes and aging
might-again-bes.  Our demise began with the trade to Phoenix.   Cheers, Gene
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