durant

[Jeff White]

I'd be delighted with either player.  A bonus of landing Oden would be that
the C's would suddenly also have one of the league's top reserve centers. I
know Perk is hurt this season and that that must be considered when
evaluating his play, but his basketball instincts, or lack thereoff, are
probably going to keep him from ever being more than a blue-collar big man.
He'd be a great luxury off the bench, though.


Jeff


On 3/5/07, Berry, Mark S <berrym at battelle.org> wrote:
>
> Durant could be scoring 50 a game, and I still take Oden. You don't pass
> up franchise centers.
>
> Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: celtics-bounces at igtc.com [mailto:celtics-bounces at igtc.com] On
> Behalf Of Steve Ouellette
> Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 8:09 PM
> To: The Boston Celtics Mailing List
> Subject: Re: durant
>
> I'm boldly taking the Kevin Durant bandwagon banner and will wave it
> proudly. The kid is special. He's leading the Big 12 in scoring,
> rebounding and blocked shots as a freshman. You think Greg Oden gets
> double teams? Check out the defenses people throw at Durant. He's 18
> years old and he's going to be the College Player of the Year.
> Deservedly so. You know the last freshman to do that? That would be
> nobody. I'm actively taking any suggestions people have of someone this
> young who has played this well. Lebron James? He might have managed
> similar numbers in college. Maybe.
>
> Mark, I would like you to watch every Texas game (maybe Rick Barnes will
>
> send you the game films :-) ) and see if you feel the same way as you do
>
> now.
>
> When the season began, I absolutely believed Oden was the next No. 1
> pick (and also believed the Celtics would have no shot at him). But I
> kept an open mind, and I've been turned to the dark side. If Oden HAS to
>
> be the first pick, then I hope the Celts get number two.
>
> Steve O
>
> Enrile, Roy wrote:
> > To add to your thoughts on Durant, here's an impression of the Durant
> vs
> > Julian Wright, game.  (Was able to watch that and the C's wins thanks
> to
> > TIVO).
> >
> > The numbers were:
> > Durant: 32pts 9rbs 7ast
> > Wright: 17pts 13rbs 2ast
> >
> > The comments are:
> > In the first half (20min) Durant did look like he'll have bigger
> > offensive upside than KG/Dirk.  He had 25 pts, perfect from 3pt range.
> > He was hitting farther than NBA range 3's with ease, with 2 of the
> best
> > forwards in the nation all over him.  He has surprisingly good touch
> > with short range J's and the Ryan Gomes type quick putbacks.  It was
> an
> > unbelievable display of confidence.
> >
> > He cooled off in the second half (with an ankle sprain that he played
> > through).  His defensive hustle was o.k.  His dribble drives weren't
> > that effective.  He might have to eventually play PF in the NBA (like
> > what happened to Shareef/KG).
> >
> > As for Julian Wright, he played hard on D but didn't have the lateral
> > quickness stay close enough to Durant.  They put Brandon Rush (his
> older
> > brothers played some in the NBA and I think had draft workouts with
> the
> > C's) on Kevin, and he did a better job.  Good awareness on help D, and
> > had the best court vision of either team on the offensive end.  He's
> > really good making no look passes off of pickNrolls.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: celtics-bounces at igtc.com [mailto:celtics-bounces at igtc.com] On
> > Behalf Of steve knight
> >
> > let me tell you, durant is for real. he's a great
> > kid, hard worker and will eventually be able to play
> > every position on the court--yes, even point
> > guard--and will become a top-notch defender in time
> > due to his length and desire.
> >
> > i see his upside as north of
> > garnett (who i've admittedly always thought was a bit
> > overrated)
> >
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