celtics roundup

[Berry, Mark S]

Josh, he's a great passer. We know that. But there's a lot more to being
a great point guard than just that. Look at his numbers the last two
years -- not good. In fact, he really only had one good month last
season -- and the team was 1-10 that month.

He might mature into the player Ainge thinks he can be, but it's far
from a sure thing. Yes, he came from a bad team but that cuts both ways.
Believe me, I'm not dismissing his talent. I do think he has a chance to
be good. But I'm not ready to say he's our starting point guard or ever
will be. He was a second-year guy, just like Delonte last year, and
couldn't hold Delonte's sneakers.

Mark

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Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 11:45 AM
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Flashy sideshow?  Are you kidding?  Telfair is one of the top five
natural point guards in the league right now.  I don't think you
appreciate what he is.  Check this out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI9GATF5yLg

I'm against the Iverson trade just because it would take the ball
out of his hands.

Josh

----- Original Message -----
From: "Berry, Mark  S" <berrym at BATTELLE.ORG>
Date: Thursday, July 13, 2006 10:49 am
Subject: celtics roundup

> A few things today:
> 
> 
> 
> --- Pierce has agreed to his extension. That locks him up for the next
> five seasons. That's a perfect deal for the Celts. His deal will be up
> just as he starts to decline. At no point in that contract should 
> he be
> untradeable. Good deal.
> 
> 
> 
> --- Big Al quietly got better every game in Vegas. He was buried 
> prettyquickly out there, but I think it's reasonable to expect some 
> rust from
> him after being off for so long. I'm still not willing to hinge
> everything on him, but he deserves some credit for improving 
> throughoutthe week. He has taken some unfair shots this week.
> 
> 
> 
> --- Rondo has been the most pleasant surprise of Vegas for me. I 
> wasn'ta fan of picking him up, but it sounds like he's playing 
> well. I still
> question just how good he can be without even a Kidd-level outside 
> shot,but it sounds like he has been impressive.
> 
> 
> 
> --- I hope Philly trades Iverson to someone else soon. I hate this.
> Simmons in his chat yesterday said he'd trade Ratliff, Green, 
> Jeffersonand a No. 1 for Iverson. That deal would make me sick.
> 
> 
> 
> --- I said it before ... Ainge better be right about Telfair. If not,
> that trade could go down as a really, really bad one. Brandon Roy has
> been impressive by all accounts. If Telfair is just a flashy sideshow,
> Ainge will regret that move. I'm not saying that's the case, but 
> I'm not
> convinced Telfair only needed a change of scenery.
> 
> 
> 
> Mark
> 
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