From: RickDHome@xxxxxxx To: Celtics@xxxxxxxx Subject: What About This? Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 19:05:47 EST
James was better than I suspected he would be. The team was clearly more in
sync when he was in. Banks was real shaky. Not nearly ready. I think his
development should be limited to 8 to 10 minutes a game. James is good for
20-25.
Here's maybe a wild thought. I'm not comfortable with too much Banks this
season. Not remotely implying he might not be pretty good down the line, but I
think this team can make some hay this season.
I want to join the chorus that likes our respectable 4 bigs rotation, and don't want to trade either Battie OR Williams.
So, just as a stopgap one year minimum wage deal, how about bringing in Rod
Strickland... just for this year. Give Banks a little more time to develop.
Seems reasonable to me, particularly at the veterans minimum salary. I like
that idea a helluva lot better than Battie for Knight, or some such thing (I
know, I'm changing my tune). Battie really has a pretty reasonable salary for
what he brings to the table... at least for our team.
I'm for bringing Strickland in this year. What say you folks?
And a P.S. - Still think Kedrick is the very definition of passive, and Danny'll end up trading him.