I like the trade

[Eric Albert]

Damn, I want the Celtics to get better just so we can see more posts like
this from Harry.

-- Eric

>HRBlaine at aol.com wrote:
> 
>In a message dated 6/29/2007 12:51:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Ravi  
>writes: 
> 
>>What can the Bulls and Cleveland do to improve to the extent Boston has  if
>>KG's in a Celtics uniform?  
> 
>Well, if Noah comes along quickly and/or Chicago could  pick up Gasol at the 
>right price (or Marion even), I'd say they'd be  damned hard to beat in the 
>East.  Cleveland?  Damn, they  need a PG.  If Hughes can stay healthy and play 
>the 2, with a good PG,  they'd be a lot stronger.  Trouble is , their 5 ain't 
>getting any younger,  his window is closing, I fear.  But so is Allen's and 
>Garnett's.  With  the "big three" playing 36-38 minutes (and Perk playing 35), 
>the Cs would  be pretty good in the East.  Possibly champions.  I just don't  
>see them competing with the better Western teams tho even with those three  
>anchoring the team.  And, I just don't know if letting AlJ go for Garnett  in the 
>hopes that the Celts can win big in the next three years or so is worth  it.  
>That's my real problem.  I think drafting at 5 or trading down  for a PG or a 
>big might have been a better choice if it could have been  done.  And 
>forgetting about Garnett, of course.
>  
> 
>I guess maybe DA ain't real high on Tony coming back  100%.  Or he's *really* 
>afraid that Paul will pull a Kobe.  Or,  maybe he's just afraid to use a high 
>pick (my theory).  Afraid  he'll make that BIG mistake, even with Noodle 
>Doc's help.  :-)   With lower picks, if they work out, he can swell up with pride. 
> If they  don't, he can always say, "Well, that low a pick is always a 
>gamble."   I've been a Celtic fan now since the early '60s, so I've lived thru the 
>golden  years.  These times are tough...as I've told Joe over on JB's group, "I 
> don't expect to see another Celtic championship in my lifetime."  Damn, I  
>hope I'm wrong!  
> 
>Harry