Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V10 #168

[GuyClinch@xxxxxxx]

> K-mart/Jefferson are just world class athletes compared to Eric/Antoine.
> I may be in the minority, but  Ainge should trade Eric instead of
> resigning him a year early.  His hustle/toughness doesn't outweigh the
> .442fg% (.375 in playoffs), poor rebounding, and huge salary he's making
> and will ask for.  You can always find Undrafted or 2nd round SF's like
> Stephen Jackson, Eddie Robinson who are better than EW.  Also, you can
> get his post scoring from Vin(hopefully) next year.  I actually wouldn't
> mind seeing Kedrick and Walter getting all the SF minutes for a year and
> see what happens(they could become special with a running game and set
> up point guard).  If he slips, Jarvis Hayes from Georgia looked like a
> Morris Peterson caliber forward in games I saw.  
> 

I agree with you here..
E. Williams has some nifty post up moves..that's it. He is so so athlete, a 
poor defender and a terrible rebounder. Numerous times even when he was in 
position Jefferson simply jumped up a snatched rebounds from him. K. Brown 
should have had his minutes..simply to compete with NJ better on the athletic 
level. 

Everyone LIKES EW. He plays hard and he has overcome adversity...but OB's 
love affair with him should end. If you can sign him cheap like McCarty he 
can stick around..of course. 

I disagree with the sentiment that AW must go. Sportswriters neglect the team 
aspect of sports and focus too much on the stars. The problems with the Celts 
aren't Pierce and Walker.. It's the fact that marginal bench guys like Delk, 
E. Williams, and McCarty were starting. A star point or Shawn Marion-esque SF 
would really help this team. 

Perhaps they know this..but realize picking on say Delk's lousy ball handling 
or McCarty inability to guard Jefferson doesn't make as good a story as 
attacking Walker. <g>

Walker might not be a #2 guy..but he would start on many NBA teams. That 
being said its not a bad idea to trade him for the right player and/or pick. 
But asserting that he has to go is just silly. 

I really would like to see OB go..so we can start rebuilding our talent base 
and run an offense better suited to our personel. Contrary to the views of OB 
we don't really have a team of three point marksman. If that is what he wants 
 DA had better start drafting Europeans. We have some guys that can hit 
threes...Delk, McCarty, Pierce Walker and E. Will but NONE of them are 
particulary good at it. 

Pete