Iverson offer?

[Josh Ozersky]

this makes more sense if they are offering Delonte instead
of Rondo, who nobody but Ainge is high on.  With AI and
Telfair, Delonte wouldn't get any run anyway, and he is
well-known and loved in Philly.  Delonte, though I have my
doubts about him, is the heart of what Ainge has been building
here....I would so much rather keep the young guys together
and let them build and gel.  Better to trade Paul and get a
young big man of Emeka Okafor's caliber, I think.....

Josh

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Murphy" <tfmiii at worldnet.att.net>
To: "Celtic list" <celtics at igtc.com>
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 2:11 PM
Subject: Iverson offer?


> FYI: I heard from Eric Weiss on RealGM that the players offered up in the
> Iverson deal were/are:
>
> Wally Sz
> G. Green
> Rondo
> Gomes
>
> Philly wants Al Jeff instead of Gomes but Ainge held firm and so Billy 
> King is
> seeing if he can snag a better offer around the league.
>
> I guess that means Ainge foresaw the following rotation:
>
> C - Perk, Ratliff
> PF - AlJ, Ratliff, (Powe)
> SF - Pierce, TonyA
> SG - Delonte, Iverson, TonyA
> PG - Iverson, Telfair
>
> This 8-9 man rotation (Powe will have to work himself in) is notable for 
> being
> both small and quick, particularly when you have Iverson at SG or TonyA at 
> SF.
> Given that, I can see why Ainge would hold the line at AlJ (that and AlJ's
> undeniable promise).
>
> This reflects what we saw in the playoffs, particularly the Finals, where
> penetration and positional defense were the order of the day. In short, 
> speed kills.
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