re: Re: D'ellasandro: Celtics 8th in east

[wayray@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Make sure Dan washes it, beforehand.
Ray


> ** Original Subject: Re: D'ellasandro: Celtics 8th in east
> ** Original Sender: Cecil <cecil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ** Original Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 11:43:37 -0800 (PST)

> ** Original Message follows... 

>
> 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

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