News and notes

[Berry, Mark S]

Kim pretty much answered this better than I would have.

As for meeting Telfair and Harrington ... Ask Harrington if there's
anything going on with the Celtics. Sounds like it was just an
agent-fueled rumor and Al is right back where he started -- negotiating
with Indiana. Telfair ... Ask him if they've discussed the lineup with
him. Will Pierce be playing any Marion-like PF? 

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: celtics-bounces at igtc.com [mailto:celtics-bounces at igtc.com] On
Behalf Of jozersky at optonline.net
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 10:57 AM
To: The Boston Celtics Mailing List
Subject: Re: RE: News and notes

If a player -- any player -- says he is experienceing crippling
pain, that should be respected.  Jefferson is apparently in 
a cast of some kind, not "taking it easy."  I suspect that they
did take out bone chips, but didn't say anything in order to
not harm his trade value...in any case, there is not the slightest
reason to think Jefferson would be faking ankle pain to earn
himself an extra few hours on the couch.  That's idiotic, the
same kind of thinking that ruined Andrey Toney's career and
who knows how many others.  I only hope there were bone
chips and that they are all gone.

On another note, I'll be meeting Sebastian Telfair and Al
Harrington tonight...any questions you think I should ask
them?

Josh

----- Original Message -----
From: "Berry, Mark  S" <berrym at BATTELLE.ORG>
Date: Monday, August 14, 2006 10:29 am
Subject: RE: News and notes

> On Jefferson ... He's the only one who says there were bone chips. 
> Dannyhimself said it was exploratory and never mentioned them 
> finding bone
> chips. It sounds to me like they did it to appease him, and now he's
> going to be taking it easy for two months. I'm not excited about 
> any of
> this. I'm not giving up on the kid, but he has to grow up, toughen up
> and deliver. Some encouraging things: He hired a chef. That's 
> good. He's
> at least planning on spending some time on a stationary bike and 
> workingon his upper body. Hopefully a lot more than was hinted at 
> in the
> article. That would be good. It just sounded like someone lining up
> another set of excuses.
> 
> Allen ... I agree that Tony is more of a target in a civil case, 
> but it
> sounds like the criminal case is pretty damning. They reportedly have
> video that is incriminating. I'm just not ready to say he's being
> targeted by the police or prosecution when it sounds like he did 
> plentyto get himself in the predicament he's in. Hopefully it all 
> turns out
> OK.
> 
> Telfair ... I really do hope it works out. I'd love it if he becomes
> something approaching a Nash/Kidd level of point guard. Other than a
> dominant center, nothing elevates a team more than a big-time point
> guard. I'll be thrilled to say I was wrong about Telfair. But I'm just
> not convinced. I hope I'm wrong. Sincerely.
> 
> Mark
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: celtics-bounces at igtc.com [mailto:celtics-bounces at igtc.com] On
> Behalf Of Kim Malo
> Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 10:18 AM
> To: The Boston Celtics Mailing List
> Subject: RE: News and notes
> 
> At 10:03 AM 8/14/2006, Berry, Mark  S wrote:
> >Quick takes:
> >
> >Jefferson ... I loved the quote from him about using training 
> camp to
> >play his way into shape. Perfect. Just what I wanted to hear.
> 
> Well if he hasn't been able to get off the bed/sofa, what do you 
> expect him to say, Mark. Yeah, he reportedly has been doing what 
> he 
> could and taking better care of himself in general, but he can't 
> get 
> into playing shape sitting on a sofa no matter what he does there.
> 
> >Tony Allen ... He didn't have the gun, but he allegedly pointed 
> out the
> >target and told his buddy to shoot him. If that's the way it went 
> down>-- and that's still an "if" -- then there isn't much 
> difference in my
> >mind.
> 
> I already said he was clearly guilty of something, but so were 
> other 
> people and no one else seems to be getting charged or sued or 
> anything. Such as the guy who actually pulled the gun. They may be 
> the same to you but they aren't being treated that way and you 
> can't 
> help but think that the fact that Tony is a richer target for 
> milking 
> plays into it.
> 
> >Telfair ... Nothing new there, and anytime they use Telfair and 
> Marbury>in the same sentence, I get nervous ... but I really do 
> hope it works
> >out.
> 
> I can tell.
> Kim 
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