Re: Devin Harris and Zydrunas Ilgauskas

["Josh Ozersky" <jozersky@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Harris is passable PG in Wisconsin's plodding, half-court system.
Let's let Marcus develop...we know he can flourish uptempo.  I 
haven't given up on him yet.  as for the other points, who in the
world believes Illgauskas' feet will hold up?  Why would anyone
want him?  I'm with you on Okafor; I wonder if Ainge grasps what
a great shotblocker can do for an uptempo team.

Josh

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Berry, Mark S" <berrym@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Celtics@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 10:41 AM
Subject: Devin Harris and Zydrunas Ilgauskas


> On a couple of recent Ray posts:
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> 
> The Celts love Devin Harris ... I like him, too. Someone compared him to
> Gilbert Arenas and I think that's a pretty good comparison. He's
> definitely an offensive-minded point guard, but the key is he's a point
> guard. He plays point guard for Wisconsin. He's not a shooting guard who
> would be switched to point guard (hello, Ben Gordon).
> 
> 
> 
> Is he my ideal Celtic point guard? No. But I think he'll be a good NBA
> player. He has a lot of "stuff." He can shoot, but he also can get to
> the rim, has a great mid-range game, knows how to use the glass, and he
> sees the floor. I like him. He's not Jason Kidd, but those guys don't
> come along that often. I think he's a better player than Marcus Banks.
> 
> 
> 
> On another draft note ... does anyone know if the Hoop Summit game will
> be broadcast this weekend?
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> 
> 
> Zydrunas Ilgauskas ... No thanks. Not if it means parting with Kendrick
> Perkins. You don't trade a young center with Kendrick's upside for an
> aging, seriously injury-prone former all-star who is a shadow of the
> player he once was. Ilgauskas was a great player before the injuries.
> Now he's a good player. Nothing more. Stay away.
> 
> 
> 
> This and that:
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> 
> 
> ... Danny tells Tommy he wants to see more of Marcus, Mihm and Hunter
> and the same night Walter gets 46 minutes. Then, when Carroll sees
> that's crazy, he plays Jumaine Jones instead of Hunter. Carroll knows
> he's out of here, so he's not paying a lick of attention to anything
> Ainge says. I don't really think it makes much of a difference at this
> point (the ship has sailed), but it has to make Ainge simmer when
> Carroll pulls this stuff.
> 
> 
> 
> ... Danny talking about all the point guards in this draft. I don't
> think he's sold on Banks either. Good. He shouldn't be.
> 
> 
> 
> ... Did anyone have any thoughts on Okafor's performance Saturday? He
> took over that game with four or five blocks in the first 10 minutes.
> Just changed the way it was going to be played. Dwight Howard may be
> great, but if he went to college and stuck around for three years,
> wouldn't any coach in America be THRILLED if he turned out to be as good
> as Emeka Okafor? How much better than Okafor could he be? And with
> Okafor, you know you're getting a strong work ethic, a leader and a
> team-first guy. If I were a GM with the top pick, I wouldn't think
> twice. No way I'd take Howard over Okafor. No way.
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> 
> Mark