Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V11 #170

["Josh Ozersky" <jozersky@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree completely.  There is no way Ainge is thinking about taking
on three developmental players.  Not with the pressure on him to
win next year.  He's thinking about an impact veteran.  He's doing
what he can to be seen as into this draft, so that he can make a bargain,
and make the right choice if a bargain doesn't offer itself.  But no way
is he going to stock the Celtics with more projects.

Josh

>And sorry, but another number 1 pick in a
> draft deep in possibilites who will take years to payoff, but not in sure
> things, doesn't thrill me. We've already got too many picks - adding that
> many immature, underdeveloped players, no matter how talented, gets
counter
> productive after a certain point. They not only need development time of
> their own to see if they will pan out, they affect everyone else's
development.
>
> Kim