Re: Battie for Brevin Knight?

[Cecil <cecil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't think Knight will help anyone from IR where he seems to spend most
of his time.  And I still would be hesitant to trade Battie since I am still
concerned about Baker, the amount of minutes such a move would require him
to play and the propensity of he and Blount to accumulate fouls in bunches.

Cecil

----- Original Message -----
From: Thomas Murphy <tfmiii@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Celtic list <celtics@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 10:21 PM
Subject: Battie for Brevin Knight?


> Put me down as in favor of this rumored trade. Although I hate to give up
> the luxury of having four 6-11+ folks on the active roster, I think that
> right now the one thing that could seriously disrupt the "transformation"
of
> the offense would be the relative inexperience we have at the point.
Knight,
> say what you will, is a true point who knows how to bring the ball up
> against pressure, direct traffic, generate opportunities for teammates,
take
> advantages of numbers on the break, and get it to the right player at the
> right time. He'd be a great mentor for our two young pups, which should
> enable them to mature their game all the quicker.
>
> Battie, on the other hand, is no longer a key player for the team's
future.
> Even if it would be nice to have him on the roster this year, I doubt that
> will continue to be the case for each of the seasons remaining on his
> contract. Besides, with him gone, isn't it more likely that we may see
some
> time for Perkins and/or Hunter by the end of the season :?) Battie won't
be
> mentoring anyone on this team (at least I hope not!), and his turkey timer
> seems to have popped with regard to his physical stamina.
>
> Getting someone like Brevin, who will *really* contribute to the team's
new
> offense and won't be around any longer than needed, would be a good move.
It
> would address the team's most glaring weakness --which is also a key
> position if Ainge's running experiment is to bear fruit -- and will
benefit
> the team in both the short term (Brevin's play and mentoring) and
long-term
> (Brevin's mentoring and his expiring contract).
>
> Cheers - TomM