Re: "Better Solutions"???

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We needed to improve in 2 positions fast. Point guard has been addressed, to
what level, time will tell. The center position is still a mess. Baker and
Blount are almost clones. Battie at the 5 is out of position and is in the
nurses office most of the time. Banks and Hunter are zirconium at this point
but could turn out to be real gems.

DanF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Lyell" <jlyell@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Michael Gooen" <callmebogie@xxxxxxxxx>; <celtics@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 12:42 AM
Subject: RE: "Better Solutions"???


> As far as Blount yeah I have watched him the last few years and haven't
seen
> much. Was he even at the playoff games when Kidd and Martin killed us on
the
> boards? The Chief probably could have played better. He probably was
> standing around as usual.
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> Mcginnis at least he has proven he can put it in the hoop something about
> 10/12's of the C's have not. I think have averaged about 7 assists that
> year. Who was the last C's point that averaged that much in a season?
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> This team has to address it weaknesses inside just to get out of the East
> and facing the West is a whole other issue. You can't do it with 220-240
> pound 4's like Battie playing out of position at the 5 spot. He can't help
> the up tempo game if he is out on IR. Do you really feel comfortable with
> Battie guarding Mourning? Shaq? Duncan? Especially when our 4 doesn't add
> much on the defensive side.
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> Hopefully Banks and Hunter are diamonds because we have had a lot of coal
in
> recent years.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-celtics@xxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-celtics@xxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> Michael Gooen
> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 8:32 PM
> To: celtics@xxxxxxxx
> Subject: "Better Solutions"???
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> John Lyell wrote:
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> <<McGinnis would have been a better solution than James. I think he
> averaged 13-14 a game for Clip's with a lousy team.>>
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> I assume you're talking about Jeff McInnis, not George McGinnis.  Why is
> putting up #s on a lousy team a good thing?  Apparently, McInnis is a
> cancer in the locker room, but hey -- why let that stop you from signing
> him when he did SUCH a good job with the Clippers?
>
> <<The clips signed Officer Olden Polynice. He would have given us more
> than Blount can.>>
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> Did you even watch Blount last year?  And you think Polynice would have
> "given us more"?  More what?  Laughs?
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> <<I would give the Warriors Blount, Williams or even battie for Foyle. At
> least he adds something inside we don't have.>>
>
> Like what?  Blocking 2.5 shots/game last year?  So what?  5.4 ppg?  6.0
> rpg?  This excites you enough to give up Battie, who put up better #s
> (other than blocks) playing hurt and is ideally suited to play the uptempo
> game with Banks?
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