Draft, Perkins

[Piotrowski, Mark A]

Perkins still The Man
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i love this kid.  he's just got so much heart and determination.  An article 
in the Providence Journal 
about his shoulder starts:

"The first time it happened, there was pain. But the second time Kendrick 
Perkins dislocated his left 
shoulder, he rolled it back into place himself and tried to get back on the 
court.
But Celtics trainer Ed Lacerte intervened.  Perkins, Boston's developing 
center, underwent arthroscopic 
surgery on his shoulder on Tuesday, and yesterday he was back at the team's 
training facility, receiving 
treatment and watching some of his teammates run through drills."

The Draft
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A while back Ainge said the guy he liked was pegged around 12 .... and in 
today's papers he speaks 
very highly of Sergio Rodriguez, who he was supposedly over in Spain scouting 
(perhaps instead of 
Splitter).

Celticsblog has a clip (via YouTube) up of Sergio and he reminds me a lot of 
Steve Nash, despite his 
nickname "Spanish Chocoalte".  JB was high on Rodriguez on the Celticspodcast 
where they  dealt with 
PGs too.

anyone else ahve a take on him?  he's #17 on the Draft Express board, but if 
Ainge thoght he's the best 
PG (like he said Delonte waas the #2 pg in his draft), might he just go ahead 
and take him there?  Or 
there are multiple opportunities to move down a few spots (or so it sounds) 
and take him there.

(the otehr) mark