Re: D'ellasandro: Celtics 8th in east

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well Pilgrim, at least it will be a Boston hat.

DanF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cecil" <cecil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <celtics@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 2:37 PM
Subject: Re: D'ellasandro: Celtics 8th in east


> 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