Ray of Light

["hironaka@xxxxxxxxx"<hironaka@xxxxxxxxx>]

FWIW, I'm a big fan of the NBA draft, but I don't see 
much reason for excitement in the upcoming one. In fact 
(the new owners' budget willing) I'd hope we flip one or 
both of our two picks in a package for a veteran. I 
usually never say that kind of thing: I generally think 
its better to gamble on an unknown commodity than a known 
mediocrity.

I have no idea this time what the euro pool is going to 
look like (you'd think it might be a bit tapped out at 
least temporarily from last year's "monkey see, monkey 
do" draft).

In the meantime, Sports Illustrated quotes one scout 
saying that Kansas senior Kirk Haston might be the second 
overall pick in the draft after LeBron James. I have 
nothing against Kirk Haston, but that ranking mainly 
illustrates how murky things look. There are no obvious 
prospects this time in the prep or college ranks. 

Most every top college NBA prospect (if you can even 
think of one) are either too short for their projected 
positions, or nothing special. It would be neat if Luke 
Walton came to Boston, I suppose. But that's like getting 
excited about Shane Battier or Mike O'Koren. And the 
depth of the draft makes it seem highly unlikely in any 
case.

I'm really looking forward to the NCAA season because 
there are some well-balance, senior-heavy college teams. 
But unless the Celtics win fewer than 25 games this year, 
the idea of trading Antoine Walker for a draft pick seems 
pretty imbecilic. 

But what's probably equally irrational is that already 
four or five of us have responded to a post from an 
obvious troll. 

Joe H.

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> 
> From    : "Lance Jacobson" <lancejacob@attbi.com>
> To      : <Celticsstuffgroup@yahoogroups.com>, 
<Celtics@igtc.com>
> Cc      : 
> Date    : Tue, 26 Nov 2002 13:04:34 -0500
> Subject : [Celtics' Stuff Ray of Light
> 
> Right.  Goodbye Center problems.  Guess you never heard 
of Robert Traylor.  No?  How about Stromile Swift?  Still 
checking?  Tyson Chandler?  Maybe MJ's favorite pine-
warmer, Kwame Brown?
> 
> Some of these heralded big guys are busts in the NBA.  
Walker's not.  Try something else, Ray. . . but not here.
> 
> 
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