Re: Shammond..

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

> ---------- Initial message -----------
> Like I been saying now..what we need is another Battie..
> Not a veteran prescence like a Grant Long..or a low 
post threat like a Vin 
> Baker.
> Bleh. Those guys won't help the Celtics. We need a Keon 
Clark...maybe  a 
> Stromile Swift. Basically we need those most athletic 
energetic big man 
> available who will hustle and play defense.. Thats the 
kind of player we 
> should target in the draft too. 
> 
> Pete
>


That's right. I'm telling you now, if you like the 
Battie's and Keon Clark's, than what we need is Emeka 
Okafor from UConn. I'm not sure how tall he is (hopefully 
6-10), but he can swat shots, rebound and hustle like 
nobody's business. A wee bit skinny by NBA standards 
though.

At this point, Shammond's only real trade value is his 
expiring contract. That's 80-85% of the equation.

But, you never know, some GM might look at his overall 
season stat sheet (pretty good) and then maybe pop in a 
couple of game tapes this season where he played great 
(he's probably had half a dozen 20-point type games). 

The idea is to sell a GM into seeing Shammond as a true 
backup point guard in the Travis Best mold. He'd fit in 
on teams with rookie-age point guards, or teams with no 
credible backup at all for their starter (like the Nets). 

Its not that I think Shammond's a lost cause (I'm only 
50% sure), but Bremer and Delk are easily the two guys 
that deserve all 48 minutes. We are not going to re-sign 
him anyway.
 
BTW, I don't think we should trade any of our rotation 
guys like EW or WM ahead of the playoffs. Too risky.

When you don't have cap room for the next five years, the 
only you can do is flip mid-level expiring salaries like 
his to try to improve.  

They've got to trade Shammond. It would be a waste not 
too, don't you think?



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