Reddick

[Josh Ozersky]

I still like the Landlord best.

josh

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "gene kirkpatrick" <gk_tyler at yahoo.com>
To: <celtics at igtc.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 7:21 AM
Subject: re: Reddick


>I can't think of Red(d)ick without remembering the great MSU shooter, 
>Respert, who teamed with Snow; he contracted a bad stomach illness which 
>shortened his career.  Anyway, I saw him in the tournament and he was the 
>slickest, most confident shooter you could want.  But, at 6' 1" and not a 
>point--what do you do?  And there's the rub with Redick: he may be 6' 3", 
>but he's slight, not a top defender; so, if he's the guy they must be 
>convinced he's the scoring dynamo who could give 15-20 minutes of sheer 
>misery to the defense.  I would be ok with it in that he is certainly the 
>best at what he does--fly around and hit 25 foot shots.  And he clearly has 
>great bb instincts and savy.  Could he be Bill Sharman or Sam Jones redux?
>
>  Still, either that means that G Money Green is not seen as our instant 
> offense for next year, or that Green could be used for trade bait, or that 
> Green is going to be thrown in the mix with another pure shooter.
>
>  It may also mean that adding another combo guard is insurance for the 
> injury-prone West, or for the uncertainties related to Tony Allen and/or 
> Wallly's knees.  Or, it may be that we can't have enough players who can 
> score.
>
>  At first glance, I prefer the Redick option to that of the Spanish pg, 
> but that's because I would want to see the young kid first.  I would be 
> floored if we took the youngster at #7.  Don't you know Ainge would love 
> two picks in the 12-17 range?
>
>  So, what would we do if we drafted at #7 and then wanted the kid at, say, 
> #17?  Trade next year's #1 for him?  Plus ??  I do think there must be a 
> little urgency to get the difference maker and win 48 games.  Is that Big 
> Al or G Money or someone new??
>
>  I still don't want to go into the season without a rebounding hoss behind 
> Perk and Al.
>
>  Cheers, Gene
>
>
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