RE: Discussing The Merits Of The Bosh Deal or Good Riddance To The Anti-Christ

["John Lyell" <jlyell@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

This would be great is Bosh is not this years Chris Washburn, Chris Wilcox,
etc.  I would take Walker over lafrentz and maybe Wallace. Lampe would be
another to consider. Davis gives them a few years to develop

John





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Subject: Discussing The Merits Of The Bosh Deal or Good Riddance To The
Anti-Christ


Among the many Antoine trade rumors circulating this day is a deal that
would have the Celtics send Toine and 20 -- sounds like a drink or a rap
phrase: "Barkeep, Give me a 'Toine and 20'" -  " Yo yo yo, Word up is
Toine and 20!" -- to the Raptors for 4 and Davis, with 4 being Chris
Bosh.

And Chad Ford says "don't be surprised" that the Raptors do trade for
either LaFrentz, Rasheed Wallace, or Walker.

Now, should the Celtics do such a deal?

Why of course, but I'm not one hundred percent sold on Chris Bosh. He
has those Jerome Moiso moments, and those evaluating what type of NBA
player he might become, have forcasted a range of Joe Smith to Kevin
Garnett.

What we do know, is he seems to be a legitimate 6-11, he can rebound, he
has terrific shooting range, should be able to block some shots, and is
much more of an athlete and presents greater verticality than Antoine.

Of course, he's going to require two to three years of development, and
Jimbo may be an impediment. And Obie with rumors of a possible Toine
deal hanging heavy in the ethos, is quite likely on suicide watch at
this very moment.

But with Antonio Davis on board, Bosh to O'Brien's liking can be brought
along slowly, and Davis can serve as a veteran mentor
to the new progeny, something Toine lacked in his Celtics
investiture.

So the question beckons, what do the Celtics do with the 16th pick?
Ray