Re: Kedrick Brown Showcased For Portland?

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

Portland also has their own JC project in Quintel Woods, 
who rarely plays but scored on three alley oops this week 
against the Bulls. Scottie Pippen was recently quoted 
saying that Woods shows good point forward skills in 
practice. 

We might see some of Zach Randolph tonight, especially if 
Dale Davis (the latest Blazer to go AWOL) is an unlikely 
scratch. 

One thing Portland has in terms of tradeables (besides a 
lot of disgruntled pointguards)are guys that come off the 
cap soon.

I didn't realize this until now but tonight's opponent 
has some big names who will clear the cap soon. Although 
Paul Allen's team have fully twice Boston's payroll at an 
atrocious 106 million this season, 42 million of that 
clears this summer (Dale Davis, Bonzi and Pippen) and 
another 33 million comes off the cap next summer (Shawn 
Kemp and Rasheed Wallace). As wasteful as that 
organization has been (Derek Anderson will make 10 
million in 2006-07), they have a rebuilding or restocking 
opportunity right now, with nine players coming off the 
cap this summer. Who knows which way Paul Allen will go. 

If anybody, we should be "showcasing" Vin Baker in a big 
way tonight. I wish Derek Anderson didn't have such a 
ridiculous contract, since he's a Kentucky guy and we 
know the Celts thought or still think highly of him. My 
general impression is that he's like a Sprewell without 
any of the baggage.


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> 
> From    : owner-celtics@igtc.com
> To      : celtics@igtc.com
> Cc      : 
> Date    : Fri, 03 Jan 2003 12:26:18 -0500
> Subject : Kedrick Brown Showcased For Portland?
> 
> I see where Jimbo may use KB tonight to -- as
> he claims -- help offset the big Portland small 
forwards.
> But perhaps there's more of an ulterior motive for
> playing Kedrick. The NBA Trading Deadline after all
> is February 20th, and if they are planning to deal 
Brown,
> now is the time to start showcasing him. Then there's
> the added bonus of spotlighting him against the Blazers,
> a team that had a great deal of interest in Mr. Brown
> in the past, and may be re-interested, since his 
acquisition
> price has dovetailed due to the coach's inability to 
find him
> minutes, and the injuries he suffered. For the Big Man
> despondent Celtics, a player like Zach Randolph may hold
> a lot of interest, though it will take more than the 
likes of
> Brown to get him.
> Ray
> 
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