Re: Parker posing: Celtics didn't act with this one

["Shawn Niles" <shizzjr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

It also showed me how horrible their scouting is. How could they "not know 
anything" about a player that many had going as a 1st round pick? Especially 
when they had 3 such picks and had to know they'd at least have the option 
of picking him.






> From: Douglas342@AOL.com
> To: celtics@igtc.com
> Subject: Re: Parker posing: Celtics didn't act with this one
> Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2003 12:16:59 EST
>
> In a message dated 3/9/2003 7:43:27 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> jlyell@netzero.net writes:
>
> >
> > Sounds like Red covering his ass on another bad selection
>
> I couldn't agree less.  Sounds to me like Red is ackowledging that this was
> his pick; he says he liked Forte and pushed for him.  No one knew about
> Parker, so the consensus was to go with Red's pick.  The only way I see 
> this
> as Red "covering his ass" is if the claim is being made by someone that the
> BDT turned to Red and said, "Red, we have the 21 pick coming up.  Obie and
> Wallace and Leo and ThanksDad are going to go get a burger, so you decide 
> who
> we'll get; no need to discuss it with anyone else."

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