Ryan suicidal, May mellowing

[Kestas]

Eggcentric at aol.com wrote:

>Assess the Celtics' moves on draft day
>
> July 2, 2006
> BOB RYAN
>Globe columnist
>One undersized point guard was beaten out by . . . Tony Parker? Chauncey 
>Billups? Jason Kidd? Ah, no. Steve Blake! And he has more personal, troubling 
>baggage than a 747. (His entourage alone will require two sections at the new 
>Gahden). The other undersized point guard cannot shoot, and that includes free 
>throws. His college coach is said to be throwing a party now that he's sure the 
>kid isn't coming back. The veteran shot-blocker they got is 33 and gets hurt 
>about every other day. The guy they officially drafted (Randy Foye) might very 
>well be the next Joe Dumars. Poor draft? I wish. And Allen Iverson is next? 
>Take me now, Lord. Please. Grade: F-minus. 
> PETER MAY
>Globe basketball writer
>For the time being, I'll give them a gentleman's B. To me, getting Raef 
>LaFrentz's salary off the books was the best move of the evening. Now if they route 
>that money into Allen Iverson's portfolio, the grade drops like a stone. And 
>how is it that Danny Ainge, who says he values shooting as much as anything, 
>can sit there with a straight face and slobber over Rajon Rondo, a point guard 
>who shoots 58 percent from the line? Maybe Sebastian Telfair is better than 
>any of the point guards available. But is he better than Randy Foye? Danny's 
>drafting has been excellent to date. Until proven otherwise, he gets the benefit 
>of the doubt.
> SHIRA SPRINGER
>Globe Celtics writer
>Any executive who accomplishes more than one goal on draft night deserves 
>kudos. Danny Ainge accomplished several, making this draft very good for the 
>Celtics. Ainge addressed a need at point guard with Sebastian Telfair and Rajon 
>Rondo, unloaded the weighty contract of Raef LaFrentz, added interior defense in 
>Theo Ratliff, picked up pieces for future deals, and landed possibly the 
>steal of the draft in Leon Powe. 
>
Ah yes, the official Celtics press release.

>But if Telfair disappoints, Rondo looks more like 
>Parker Stevenson than Tony Parker, the money saved is spent unwisely, Ratliff 
>has nothing left, and Powe can't overcome past knee problems, the verdict 
>changes.
>  
>
Yeah, that ought to take care of any nagging "Is Shira also on the 
Celtics payroll?"  questions. 

> ROGER B. BASKIN
>Milford
>I believe that Randy Foye is likely to be an excellent NBA player. I think 
>Sebastian Telfair is likely to be an NBA bust. I think Danny Ainge will likely 
>rue the day he passed on Foye to take Telfair. It is similar to the Celtics 
>passing on Richard Jefferson.
> JEFF BODNER
>San Diego
>Two disappointing seasons have elevated [Sebastian] Telfair from a 
>controversial No. 13 pick to someone worth the No. 7 pick? The Celtics didn't want more 
>youth, but Brandon Roy is older and more experienced. [Theo] Ratliff may have 
>one year less on his contract than [Raef] LaFrentz, but that relief is two 
>years down the road and Ratliff can't stay healthy. We traded a first-round pick 
>in 2007, which is supposed to be the strongest draft in memory, for a 
>first-round pick in what has been deemed the weakest. 
>
I was with this guy until this conclusion:

>The only way this day is saved 
>is if we use the pieces to get [Allen] Iverson. Is it only logical that if 
>we've got The Truth, we must have The Answer? 
>
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>
There's a good heads-up by P-May today on what we're in for if Wyc & Co. 
choose to bring the role model for all gangsta wannabes to town to get 
the team some pub (mostly of the police blotter variety):
http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2006/07/02/they_may_want_to_deep_six_it/

Kestas