Re: Looking for a center in all the wrong places

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Last nites game was monstrous again. What, is this his 6 straight double,
double? It's what have you done for me lately that counts. Ask clueless
Hunter. Who knows why he wasn't motivated in the past. NJ announcers gushed
over him. Let's motivate him more w/$$$.

DanF


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Lyell"

> I agree Mark Blount has been playing very well as of late, but where the
> hell has he been for the last couple of years?
>
> $5-$8M would be acceptable, but cross your fingers he doesn't go back into
> hibernation
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> I would like to go after Stromile Swift or Kwame Brown. I think these two
> are still young and have a lot of potential as did Jermaine O'neal when
> Pitino went after him.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-celtics@xxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-celtics@xxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> Pereira, Jorge M
> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 9:30 AM
> To: Celtics@xxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Looking for a center in all the wrong places
>
>
> From Jorge Pereira - Jpereira@xxxxxxxx
>
> Trades and drafts are far from my expertise but from a common sense point
of
> view I say we will not lose Blount come next year.  He is the most
valuable
> player we have right now in the sense that we cannot survive without a
> center and couldn't get anything close to his level if he left.  Raef is
> overrated and expensive and not an imposing center, rather a mix
PF/center.
> Mihm still finding himself.
>
> I know this is a big jump in people's minds, but today (not in Obie time
or
> developing time, today!) only Shaq and Duncan are better, Garnett maybe
> even. Yao getting there. In a speed up offense, only Duncan and Garnett
> would match him.  For me it's a no brainer.  Sign him as the top priority,
> even up to 10 million, preferably in the 5-8 mil range. Everything else is
> secondary.
>
> Would you give up a Shaq or Duncan?  That's what Blount could be when this
> team hits on all 4 cylinders.
>
> Jorge