Re: Ainge Watch Ainge Watch Ainge Watch

["Josh Ozersky" <jozersky@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Ray, what evidence is there for a Pierce rebellion.
Just day he admitted that the Obie team wasn't very
good.  When I read that I concluded that Danny and
Paul had talked and ironed out the issues / questions.
Blount should have been traded alright.  Despite his
good play I hate him as part of the coaches rebellion,
and would love to see him wither and die for his attitude.

Josh

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <wayray@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <celtics@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 8:30 AM
Subject: Ainge Watch Ainge Watch Ainge Watch


> This is your official "Ainge Watch" station. . .
>
> - If the Celtics end up with one of the Top 3 picks in the draft
> who would Danny draft?  Personally, I'd be leaning towards
> Chris Paul over Okafor or Howard, as he seems more likely to
> be a franchise player than the other two.  Not to take anything
> away from Okafor and Howard, who can be All-Stars in time,
> but Paul seems to be the best non-NBA PG of this Millenium.
> Telfair is pretty good too by the way, and if he were playing at a
> higher level, we might be saying the same thing about him.
>
> - Is there any doubt Ainge should have dealt Blount before the
> deadline?  Can he whine anymore about being elsewhere
> after the season? And to even do a Sign and Trade with him, you
> would have to use the Mid Level Exception.  So Very Gone, Daddy Gone.
> Let him go and move on. Bring Barry in via a sign and trade and
> get someone who can make a difference with the MLE like Nocioni.
>
> - Danny Ainge has been heavily scouting Sebastian Telfair.  What does that
> mean in the grand scheme of things?  Well, I'd trade up in the draft for
> him. He's Sneaky Isiah Evil and that means a great deal of NBA success.
>
> - Right now it looks like both Ivan Chiriaev and Kosta Perovic will be in
the
> draft. Perovic seems a definite Top 7 Pick, while Chiriaev's placement
depends
> on the All Star games and his team workouts. But someone grabs him  in the
> Top 20, perhaps even the Celtics, as he fulfills a Kukoc-Divac great
passing
> Big Person role, but he's raw, very raw.
>
> - Leo Papole says there's a bunch of Chinese prospects, but can't name
> them because they aren't draft eligible. Never fear, we have the answers:
>
> ~ Jianlian Yi:  7-1 athletic Bosh-type considered a top 3 prospect in 2005
draft.
> The Chicoms are lyin' thievin' dogs and Yi  is actually closer in age to
> 19 than the 17 he's currently listed at. Remember this kids: Commies
always cheat,
> and there are 15-year-old Chinese basketball players with grey hair and
> and full beards. Also, they're injecting large quantities of HGF and other
substances
>  into their athletes, obviously taking their cue from Major League
Baseball.
>
> ~ Sun Ming Ming: 7-6 Shawn Bradley type; second-rounder in future draft.
>
> ~ Du Feng: 6-8 PF named CBA Player of the Year; might be a bit of a
> tweener, but talented.
>
> ~ Mo Ke: 6-11 PF, second-rounder in this draft.
>
> ~ Zhu Fangyu: Mucho athletic SF type about 6-7; secound-rounder I think.
>
> ~ Tang Zhengdong: Big Dong at 7-1.
>
> ~ Zhang Songtao: The power of the Tao in this seven-footer.
>
> ~ Mo Guo-Chao: God these names; 16 year-old going on 7-1.
>
> ~ Li Hang: Another 16-year-old heading for seven feet.
>
> ~ Li Lei: Little Li at 6-10.
>
> - Paul Pierce campaigns for Dennis Johnson as the next Celtics coach:
Ainge
> thinks, "Fat Chance in Heck (Mormons don't swear), Pierce".
>
> Hard to believe it won't be Westphal.
>
> Methinks, the Pierce Rebellion
> against Ainge has started and he might in all actuality like to be
> elsewhere. Ainge I'm sure can
> arrange it and there may be some interesting offers from clubs like
> Chicago: Pierce for that top pick?  Then Berry can have his precious
> Okafor, though he's not much of a scorer. Which leads to the question,
> Would Ainge, who desires a scoring PF, draft Okafor (think Buck Williams
> with better shot-blocking skills) with the top pick?
> Ray