re: Re: Devin Harris and Zydrunas Ilgauskas

[wayray@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Well speaking of shot-blocking helping a running team,
Ilgauskas averages 2.46 blocks a game, and doesn't cost you Paul Pierce to
acquire him like Okafor would. That's a big difference.
And he's appeared in 71 out of 72 games for the Cavs, started them all,
so the injury tag is overrated.

I'm not entirely sold on Harris, having an Up Season in a down Big Ten,
but he's certainly a better rated PG prospect coming out of college than Banks was.
Ray  


> 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:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 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?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 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:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ... 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.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Mark

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