Re: D'ellasandro: Celtics 8th in east

[Cecil <cecil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

None of this big four will last the entire season without going on IR.  If
they make it through, I'll eat Dan's hat.

Cecil

----- Original Message -----
From: Kestutis Kveraga <Kestutis.Kveraga@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <celtics@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 3:21 PM
Subject: Re: D'ellasandro: Celtics 8th in east


> --- You wrote:
> Kendrick not Kedrick and it's still wrong IMO since Kendrick is very young
and
> raw and will get eaten alive by more experienced starting centers most of
the
> time until he gets up to pace on the NBA game. He CAN'T reliably
substitute for
> Battie at this point in terms of what we need, but will quite likely bring
more
> as soon as a year from now. I like what I saw, but he is really really
raw, if
> quite talented with a surprisingly good idea of what an inside game should
be.
> He's also very very young and used to totally dominating and might not
cope
> psychologically well with too much apparent on court failure.
> --- end of quote ---
>
> I wouldn't worry about that with Kendrick. He seems very confident for an
> 18-year-old. As for Kendrick's PT, I didn't mean he'd be a member of the
> regular rotation at C (although I wouldn't mind that at all). What I meant
was
> that, with LaFrentz, Baker, Blount, and Battie, he'd be on the IL all
season
> long. I dont' think that helps his development at all. With one of these
> removed from the rotation, he might see spot minutes here and there
(although,
> knowing Obie, he'd probably call Grant Long out of retirement instead).
From
> what  I've seen, nothing indicates that Kendrick wouldn't be able to
handle a
> few minutes of action against second-line guys.
> Kestas