RE: '01 draft revisited and O'Brien's culpability

["John Lyell" <jlyell@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Put me on this list too.  And wasn't this coming on the heels of the Moiso
debacle? Kedrick was a pure speculative pick that has been a bust so far,
Johnson still has shown little, and Forte has been a bust also. From what I
recall, if this list would have been picking  we would have chosen from,
Tinsley, Jefferson, Murphy, Radmanovic, and Parker, favorites at draft time.
I think we are right behind the Clippers and Denver on botched drafts


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-celtics@igtc.com [mailto:owner-celtics@igtc.com]On Behalf Of
James A. Hill
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 11:10 AM
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Subject: Re: '01 draft revisited and O'Brien's culpability


Then put me in the "reach" group.  Egg is right on.  Forte was a wasted
pick.  O'Brien was part of the process to make Forte the pick over a far
superior choice in Parker.

The entire draft disaster should be enough to have the entire BDT removed
from ever having input into a draft again.  The drafts under this group has
set this team back further then the Baker trade ever will.

I don't see any reach except in pretending O'B wasn't part of the decision,
and therefore having culpability.

<Jim


In a message dated 6/1/03 5:27:55 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
Eggcentric@AOL.com writes:

> Parker was that guy; Forte was never that guy.  And I don't consider that
> a reach.


Parker is much more of a pure PG than Forte will ever be and that, as you
say, is no a reach. But blaming O'Brien for the decision to draft Forte IS a
reach and your attempt to defend that reach is even a bigger reach.

CeltsSteve