Re: Celtics _ Knicks Preview Analysis

["Josh O." <igtcjosh@xxxxxxxxx>]

I utterly hate Ray's post, and should just avoid
reading them entirely (although his crack about
Wallace sending me love letters made laugh.) But his
idiotic abuse of Eric Williams shouldn't pass
uncensured.  Eric Williams is one of the best
defensive players in the league.  Period.  He's also a
gifted scorer, who can post up much larger players on
a regular basis, and does.  He's no star, but you
don't need stars at every position.  We have too many
all-star caliber players as it is.  Building winning
teams is about complementing players.  Williams is the
perfect fit for this team, especially with Baker on
board.  Battie and the PG corps likewise.

Oh, and if Antonio McDyess is a better player than
Antoine Walker, I'm Chet Huntley.

Josh
--- Way Of The Ray <wayray@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> Tonight your mighty Shawmut Celtics meet the
> impotent
> Knicks in a game that should be a replay of the 2001
> - 2002
> glory years of Coach Conehead O'Brien's Celtics. For
> the Knicks,
> like most of the Eastern Conference teams the
> Celtics faced last season,
> 
> are injured and in turmoil, while the Celtics are
> happy, footloose, and
> fancy free.
> 
> POSITIONAL MATCHES
> 
> CENTER
> 
> If they can bail him out of jail in time, the
> underrated and hard
> swinging Kurt
> Thomas will start at center for the Knicks, whereas
> Boston goes with the
> fragile-
> egoed Toni Battie, who disappears, if he has to come
> off the bench. Also
> seeing
> plenty of action will be a rejuvenated and slimmed
> down Vin Baker, who's
> 
> looking to -- and at least should in the short run
> -- resurrect his
> career, and
> Michael Doleac, a decent backup center.
> 
> Edge: Celtics
> 
> 
> POWER FORWARD
> 
> Antonio McDyess returns from injury to begin his
> career with the Knicks.
> 
> McDyess, if  healthy, provides inside scoring,
> rebounding, and
> shot-blocking,
> and is a more prototypical and effective power
> forward than his opponent
> Walker,
> whose zest for twenty shots a game and low assist
> numbers, despite
> having the
> offense run through him, hinders the team's ball
> movement. Also seeing
> action will
> be 7-3 Perimeter Big Man Bruno Sundov, an intriguing
> prospect, who would
> benefit
> far more by having someone teach him low post
> offense and defense, than
> shooting
> three-pointers all game long. As to the Knicks
> backups, the wily
> Clarence Weatherspoon
> and Othella Harrington give the New Yorkers, one of
> the deepest set of
> PFs in the NBA.
> 
> Edge: New York
> 
> 
> 
> SMALL FORWARD
> 
> It's the league's worst starting small forward Eric
> Williams versus the
> highly
> overpaid but somewhat talented Shandon Anderson, who
> is likely to get
> the start,
> because of teammate Sprewell's hand-breaking yacht
> vomiting incident.
> Also
> offering moral support for the Celtics, because he
> apparently isn't
> going to crack
> the 8-man rotation anytime soon is Jordan Junior. As
> to the Knicks,
> Clarence
> Weatherspoon may also see some time here, or perhaps
> even start..
> 
> Edge: Celtics
> 
> 
> SHOOTING GUARD
> 
> The Celtics best player Paul Pierce will be guarding
> someone from the
> Knicks.
> Due to injuries, we just don't know at this moment.,
> um, perhaps Toby
> Bailey,
> or maybe they'll play Anderson here.
> 
> Edge: Celtics
> 
> 
> POINT GUARD
> 
> IT'S ATTACK OF THE CRAPPY POINT GUARDS,  as the C's
> trot out
> some of the worst PGs in the entire NBA, with the
> Knicks PGs
> being more serviceable, though not great. Actually
> Howard Eisley would
> be a vast
> improvement over what is at PG for the Celtics.
> Meanwhile, Celtics
> fans will want to keep an eye on JR Bremer to see if
> he has a long term
> future.
> 
> Edge: Kincks
> 
> 
> And the winner is: The Boston Celtics
> Ray
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