[keltsfan]

I can see Ainge offering the following quote in an interview when asked,
just prior to the lottery results being displayed on national TV, to comment
on the rumor that the Celtics will be picking 5th rather than 2nd. 

"Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to
me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we
know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there
are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns -- the
ones we don't know we don't know."

> -----Original Message-----
> From: celtics-bounces at igtc.com [mailto:celtics-bounces at igtc.com] On Behalf
Of Kestutis
> Kveraga Adv04
> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 8:12 AM
> To: celtics at igtc.com
> Subject: RE:
> 
> I'm not nearly the Ohio St. (or college bball) expert that Mark B. is, but
from
> what I've seen, I have to agree on Conley, as well as Brewer.
> The odds of Conley being a better NBA PG than Rondo are better than good.
If
> nothing else, their draft position (likely to be much higher for Conley in
this
> much more talent-laden draft) says so.
> 
> Danny "Rumsfeld" Ainge should do everything possible to get him either
with or
> without Oden/Durant (though the former, of course, would be much harder).
> But I'm far from sure he will, because, you know, he's just so much
smarter than
> anbody else.
> Kestas
> 
> --- You wrote:
> Outside of Oden and Durant, I think Conley has as much star potential as
> anybody in this draft. He's that good. He's the point guard basketball
> fans always hoped Kenny Anderson would be. Would I take him? Probably. I
> love Rondo, but I'm not sold on him being our long-term answer at PG
> just yet. Conley is the best draftable PG since Chris Paul, and we all
> know what that kind of PG can do for a team.
> 
> I also love Brewer, and think his uniqueness might just trump the fact
> that he's a swingman. He's a swingman who can defend four positions and
> create havoc on both ends.
> 
> I'm not a Horford guy. He'll be a solid pro, but I can't see him being
> more than that. Plus, I can't see Horford and Jefferson playing together
> on a serious contender.
> 
> The other guys I like in that 3-5 neighborhood are Hibbert and Noah, but
> the consensus seems to be they're more in the 7-10 range. But either guy
> would be an upgrade on Perk and fill a real need.
> 
> I have no idea what to think of the Chinese guy. I'm not a Brandan
> Wright fan, because he seems to be a questionable effort/toughness guy.
> But Ainge talks highly of him and says he was underused at UNC. Julian
> Wright and Jeff Green do nothing for me with our pick (not enough
> value).
> 
> Frankly, this is depressing. I'm going to be very, very depressed if the
> ping pong balls don't bounce our way Tuesday. I know the odds are
> against it, but I can't help it. My hopes are up.
> --- end of quote ---
> 
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