And the hits just keep on coming

[ryanmnelson at verizon.net]

>From sources within the BC basketball community, i have heard williams is not a good guy.  take it or leave it but i am willing to take the over on any bet in terms of number of arrests for him once he gets into the nba.

Noah is going to make a great second banana to someone's franchise player.  Not sure if that merits the #3 pick or not.  Oden seems to change the game when he is in there.  If any of you saw Tim Duncan as a freshman, he was not nearly as polished as Oden, and he turned out pretty well (and by not nearly i mean he had zero offensive moves, zero).

rmn


>From: "E.H. Munro" <ehmunro at hoopsboston.com>
>Date: 2007/01/12 Fri AM 10:08:52 CST
>To: celtics at igtc.com
>Subject: Re: And the hits just keep on coming

>Oh, please, let's not get melodramatic here. A little pot smoking  
>does not a raving criminal make. If it did about 80% of the NBA would  
>be in permanent lockdown (including a fair number of our local team).  
>He was suspended once for hanging out with the wrong person, and a  
>much shorter suspension for an unspecified team violation. Aside from  
>that there's still a zero percent chance that Noah ends up a better  
>NBA player than him, Noah is far less athletic (this isn't a knock  
>against Noah, the only other big man I've seen with that sort of  
>speed, quickness, and explosiveness  is the pre-injury Amare), not  
>nearly as good a defender, and unlike Williams, has no offensive  
>game. Noah's a more photogenic Tyson Chandler. And I don't think  
>Williams is a top 3 pick at this point because his offensive game is  
>about 2/3 garbage baskets. Those aren't as easy to get in the NBA (or  
>at least you have to work harder against the better competition). He  
>has shown a couple of nice shots in the 6' and in range, and his time  
>executing the flex means that he's an effective high post passer  
>(though that won't translate until he can knock down the jumper). So  
>he's intriguing, but intriguing generally means mid to late lottery.  
>Also the response was aimed at the poster that thought that Noah,  
>who's already worse than Oden, would be a better pro player than Oden  
>(in spite of the fact that Oden is a far better offensive player with  
>his off hand than Noah is with his good one). My point with the Sean  
>Williams comparison was that there was a zero percent chance that his  
>preferred #1 pick would be a better NBA player than a late lottery  
>selection. Noah is the most overhyped player in college basketball.  
>He's a good defender, in a situation where he's generally the tallest  
>and most athletic guy on the floor. In the NBA that won't be  
>universally true (because there are a lot of NBA big men with his  
>athleticism), so it's going to take him time to adjust. And it will  
>be worse on the offensive side of the ball. That being said his  
>height and athleticism are a guarantee of a top 6 selection.
>
>E.H. Munro
>ehmunro at hoopsboston.com
>
>"Fucking Red, man. I mean, you knew it was in the mail but still. The  
>best case scenario for this team would be the zombie of Red Auerbach  
>digging himself out of the ground, showing up at Healthpoint covered  
>in dirt and worms and telling Ainge, Wyc and Doc to get the fuck out  
>of his way. I am secretly hoping that Leon Powe becomes possessed by  
>Red’s undead spirit after purchasing a cursed Ouija board on eBay,  
>launches a coup against the front office and ownership, and  
>ultimately becomes the first Celtic owner/player with Darryl Dawkins  
>being named coach. Now that would be some shit, right there." Tom Toner
>
>
>On Jan 11, 2007, at 2:46 PM, Ryan M. Melanson wrote:
>
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>>
>> the problem with Sean Williams is you're going to need to hire a  
>> parole officer or guidance counselor to follow him around 24 hours  
>> a day.  huge talent but an arrest waiting to happen.  Already been  
>> suspended twice from BC for marijuana and from all accounts of  
>> people who know him, not a good guy.
>>
>> If he had a good head on his shoulders, he would be a top 3 pick.   
>> A less fragile, better defensive marcu camby.
>>
>> rmn
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