Celtics notebook: Barea extends visiting hours

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Celtics notebook: Barea extends visiting  hours  

May 26,  2006
Boston Herald        
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The lower the projection, the longer the dance card.   
Such is the routine of Jose Juan Barea, the Northeastern  point guard who 
jumped into the pit with UConn's Marcus Williams, Michigan  State's Shannon Brown 
and Rutgers' Quincy Douby yesterday as the Celtics'  brain trust looked on at 
HealthPoint.  
The Celtics marked Barea's sixth single-team workout,  following visits with 
Sacramento, the Lakers, Golden State, Toronto and  Minnesota.  
His current projection?  
"Late first to early second," said Barea, who impressed  Celtics coach Doc 
Rivers with his general basketball intelligence.   
"He's crafty," Rivers said. "I really enjoyed watching  him. Right now he's a 
lot more used to playing with the ball in his hands  than moving without it, 
though."  
Win sprints  
Brown, a physical specimen who went to Rivers' high school  alma mater 
(Chicago's Proviso East), dominated in yesterday's three-  minute sprint drill, 
completing 27 laps before the whistle blew. Williams,  with a late push, completed 
26 laps, ahead of Barea (24 3/ 4) and Douby,  who was significantly behind.  
The Celtics' record-holder is Delonte West, who completed  29 laps during his 
pre-draft visit two years ago.  
Familiar faces  
Gerald Green popped in and ran through a shooting drill  once the draft 
audition ended. Kendrick Perkins also checked in for some  Stairmaster work before 
heading off for his favorite room in the building  - the weight room.  
Al Jefferson and Dan Dickau have been in residence all  week - the former 
already with a noticeable improvement in his physique..  ..  
The Celtics will turn their attention to big man  candidates next week, with 
some intriguing ones lined up, including  Patrick O'Bryant - a fast rising 
7-footer from Bradley - and Saer Sene, a  7-footer from Senegal. Duke's Shelden 
Williams and North Carolina State's  Cedric Simmons are also due in.  
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