Texas talent

[Berry, Mark S]

They argued that?? Really? I love Durant -- I think he'll be great --
but it's an absolute no-brainer. Do you want a guy who will put up stats
earlier or a guy who will help you win earlier?

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: celtics-bounces at igtc.com [mailto:celtics-bounces at igtc.com] On
Behalf Of Ryan W
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 10:42 AM
To: The Boston Celtics Mailing List
Subject: RE: Texas talent

I've gotta agree with Mark and Gene on this one. 
Durant and Oden are both very special players, can't
miss prospects, but only one of them will make his
team an instant contender.  And that's Oden.  But it's
not like we're getting the #1 pick....

If anybody saw the three man weave on the C's pregame
last night, they saw both Holley and Marshall argue
that Durant would be a better pick for the C's.  They
argued that he's further along than Oden at this stage
of their respective development and, curiously, that
Durant would help the C's faster and that Paul Pierce
wouldn't want to wait around for Oden to develop.  I
like both Holley and Marshall, but they were way off. 
Oden helps this team quicker, plays a position more
important to creating a contender, and, as Mark
pointed out, plays incredible defense right now as an
18 year old kid (actually, he's very much a man--an
absolute beast for only being 18 years old).  This is
exactly what we need (and health).  Replace Kandi with
Oden, and don't change one other player from our
current team, and we're looking at a top 4 team in the
East for sure.  Oden is that good. 

Ryan

>berrym at BATTELLE.ORG> wrote:

> The game has changed, of course, but I haven't seen
> a big man so focused
> on dominating the game defensively in all the years
> I've watched
> basketball. He's the ultimate team player. Oden will
> be very good
> offensively, but he's absolutely dedicated to and
> dominant defensively.
> That's why I compare him to Russell. I know it's
> high praise, but I'm
> blown away by the guy.
> 
> I predict he'll come in and put up relatively modest
> stats -- 14 and 10
> or something like that -- and Durant will average 20
> a night out of the
> shoot, but Oden's team will improve by 20-30 games
> or more. I love
> Durant, but Oden makes you a contender for 15 years.
> 
> Mark
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: celtics-bounces at igtc.com
> [mailto:celtics-bounces at igtc.com] On
> Behalf Of gene kirkpatrick
> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 9:29 AM
> To: celtics
> Subject: Texas talent
> 
> I've thought that, too, about UT talent.  They were
> more athletic and
> less BB wise.  They were epitomized by Clack, the
> guy we drafted--a
> leaper defenseman without a smooth game.  But TJ
> Ford and Durant are
> different, I think.  Durant is a Nowitski but
> smoother, more fluid.  I
> don't see him as a PF but an SF with great length
> and reach.  But I
> would think that Oden is the franchise guy, tho'
> attaining the level of
> Russ would be like that identical snowflakes
> thing--it could be but who
> will ever see it?
>    
>   Not sure I want to see last night's game.  It must
> have been an awful
> second half.  Good to notice Perk showing well,
> however.  Cheers, Gene
> 
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