Celts will finally play some suffocating D!

[Jaims]

nice assesment, roy, but is the team really gonna hold on to telfair or 
rondo or delonte?  if the iverson buzz is still ongoing, who would you let 
go?

if ainge is really bent on trading away our 'potentials and talents' like al 
jeff and gerald green, why can't he get garnett or j. oneal instead of 
iverson???  seems more odd since we are overloaded with guards already...

so far, thanks for making me feel more confident with this deal as i was a 
lil confused with the picks and trades at first... now that you've said it, 
i see some light so far... i guess we just have to wait til ainge is 
finished tinkering...




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Enrile, Roy" <renrile at qualcomm.com>
To: "The Boston Celtics Mailing List" <celtics at igtc.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 1:59 PM
Subject: Celts will finally play some suffocating D!


> Awesome pickups!  3 players to address D & toughness, and a swing for a
> homerun offensive PG.  Here's thoughts on their play last year:
>
> Powe is a manchild.  I saw him before the college knee injuries, and
> also this season.  The great hops are gone, but he's still pretty mobile
> moving around the court.  Pac10 bigmen sometimes backed off because he
> pops rebounds in such an intimidating way (like Reggie Evans in
> college).  His offense is weird for a bruiser, with runner bank shots
> and floaters, instead of power layups like Gomes, or traditional post
> moves like Al, but he averages 20.
>
> I've wanted Rondo for the Celts for years, and felt he'd help more than
> Marcus Williams.  The NBA hasn't seen a PG defender like this for a
> while.  Absolutely Bowen level.  As for offense, he's not just some raw
> athlete.  He's a true PG, more experienced than Telfair/Del when it
> comes to directing halfcourt offenses.  Non-shooters like Tinsley,Felton
> have survived in this league.
>
> Ratliff backing up Perk for 2 years brings even better short term help
> than the shotblocker kids in this draft.
>
> I'll pull for Telfair to develop into a great one, but I expect at some
> point this season he'll temporarily become third string, because
> consistent defensive stops, wins in the end.
>
>
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