Cs to draft J.J. Redick?

[Kim Malo]

At 08:48 AM 6/8/2006, Berry, Mark  S wrote:
>The Celts have become a very stats-oriented operation. They have
>formulas that calculate efficiency at both ends of the court and rely on
>those numbers quite a bit.

Considering how inefficient they usually are, even when the results 
come out right, that's not exactly warm fuzzy territory.

>I point this out because I'm guessing
>Redick's offensive efficiency numbers are off the charts. He shoots a
>high percentage from the field and from three and is automatic at the
>free throw line. I'm sure his PER numbers and whatever else the Celtics
>use, are very impressive.

Mmm, but likely off the charts in the wrong direction on the other 
end of the court and the mumblings from Cs management indicate they 
do recognize the serious weakness there...  And we already have the 
defenseless Wally's World and Buddy you're a Dickau. Not to mention 
that I don't think they're stupid enough to miss the likely problems 
arising from putting someone on the same team as Pierce who *only* 
does good things with the ball in his hands looking to score himself. 
Not that Pierce will have a nutty or anything, but tough to see how 
that really improves us all that much and it does create conflicts 
(not just with Pierce). We can already shoot and those same stats 
prove it (what did we finish, 5th in the league?). I don't often 
agree with whatsisface in NY, but he's right - the answer to our 
periodic offensive problems is better ball and person movement 
leading to better shots, not adding more shooters who are only shooters.

>I'm actually becoming more and more optimistic that someone from that
>Big Six will fall to the Celts. I think Marcus Williams and Patrick
>O'Bryant are doing enough that one or maybe even both of them could go
>in the top six. And if that happens, the Celts are going to see a good
>player slide into their laps.

I'm starting to hope a meteor falls on the draft hall before we have to pick...
Kim