Re: three sophomores

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I can't believe Wallace hasn't been fired yet? Are they that stupid in
Boston. Empty seats are showing up in NY, Boston will be next. Pitino, OB,
Wallace, we are the laughing stock of the League wasting the time of Pierce
and Walker, tick, tick tick...............................................

DanF


----- Original Message -----
From: "Orion" <jlyell@netzero.net>
To: "gene kirkpatrick" <gk_tyler@yahoo.com>; <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2002 11:22 AM
Subject: RE: three sophomores


> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> John
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> -----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
>
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> 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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