Re: [Celtics' Stuff ] Earnest Brown to the rescue.-Herald

[CeltsSteve@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 4/6/2004 6:35:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time, jim_metz@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

> Ernest goes to camp?      The Celtics are working on getting Ernest Brown in for a 10-day contract, according to sources. The club would like to have the 6-foot-10 post player under contract at the end of the season so they could have the first shot at him over the summer.      Brown is a New Yorker who was drafted by Miami out of Indian Hills (Iowa) Community College in the second round in 2000. He got into three games with the Heat in 2001-02 and has since played overseas and in the NBDL.      He averaged 14.8 points, 9.0 rebounds and 19.0 minutes in nine games for the Fayetteville Patriots of the 
> NBDL this season.  

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WOTR will be thrilled at this development. But it probably spellls the beginning of the end for Mark Blount and/or Brandon Hunter. One or both of their days are probably numbered. And if the C's could trade to get the rights to Okafer, then Hunter is DEFINITELY toast.