re: Re: Devin Harris and Zydrunas Ilgauskas

[wayray@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Sure I do. I know Ainge sees him as a solid NBA center,
as that's just what he said. I know he was projected 
coming out of high school as being solid. Ilgauskas meanwhile is a
quasi-All Star and seems to have recovered from his foot problems
very sufficiently having only missed one game in the last two seasons.
Ray


>
> Ray,
> 
> You don't know anything more about Perkins than the rest of us do.
> You don't ever, ever, ever, trade a young big man for an old one with
> bad feet.   Ever.  Esp. when we have had only the tiniest glimpses of
> Perkins' vast upside.  The guy is a freaking teenager!  As for Illgauskus,
> I will bet my life that he will be hurt again, and soon.  Bad feet never
> go away.  This season is an abberation.  (And anyway, Illgauskus was
> never a true star anyway.)
> 
> Josh
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <wayray@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <celtics@xxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 11:30 AM
> Subject: re: Devin Harris and Zydrunas Ilgauskas
> 
> 
> > Please Mark,
> > You're as wrong about Ilgauskas as you are about Sheldon Williams.
> > Perkins = Solid NBA Center to be; Ilgauskas = Quasi-All Star.
> > Injury Prone? He's played in all 71 Cleveland games this season.
> > He's averaging 15.4 points, 8.1 rebounds (and playing next to Boozer
> > who ingests them), and 2.46 blocks. Those are damn good stats.
> > And he's a free agent after next season, which means you have the
> possibility
> > of doing the same thing Portland did, if you can't/don't want to sign him.
> >
> > Hey, I put Perkins on my list of SOA players and he'll be a good solid NBA
> center,
> > but Ilgauskas is better.
> >
> > As far as Devin H goes, I think a shorter DJ type of player, so possibly
> an Arenas
> > type. Certainly a better prospect coming out of college than Banks was.
> > Ray
> >
> > >
> > > 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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