16 and 17

[Berry, Mark]

Ainge loves Pruitt. I don't think he's going anywhere. Plus, he can play
PG. I don't see any way it doesn't come down to Manuel, D. Jones, B.
Wallace. Two of the three will go. The only other scenario I can see is
maybe dumping a big -- either Pollard or Batista -- but I'd be really
surprised if they did that.

I guess I could see them trading Big Baby for a second-rounder or
something like that -- they don't seem as high on him as I am. He seems
buried behind Scal and Powe. 

But I still think it comes down to Manuel, Jones and Wallace for the
last spot on the roster.

Mark 

-----Original Message-----
From: celtics-bounces at igtc.com [mailto:celtics-bounces at igtc.com] On
Behalf Of John Lyell
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 3:26 PM
To: The Boston Celtics Mailing List
Subject: RE: 16 and 17

Manuel & Pruitt may be the odd men out
   
  John

"Berry, Mark" <Mark.Berry at Fahlgren.com> wrote:
  I think Manuel is out. My guess is the last spot comes down to a
head-to-head competition between Wallace and Jones.

I think these are the locks:

PGs: Rondo, House, Pruitt
SGs: R. Allen, T. Allen
SFs: Pierce, Posey
PFs: KG, Scal, Powe, G. Davis
Cs: Perk, Pollard, Batista

If that's accurate, then Jones may have the edge for the final spot
based strictly on need. Wallace is more of a 3/4. Jones is a 2/3. Tony
Allen is coming off major knee surgery. They need depth at the SG spot.

I think Wallace has more potential, but we're not really in the
potential business anymore.

Mark 

-----Original Message-----
From: celtics-bounces at igtc.com [mailto:celtics-bounces at igtc.com] On
Behalf Of gene kirkpatrick
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 10:20 AM
To: celtics
Subject: 16 and 17

Since T. Allen seems able to play, I think that Manuel is the obvious
first cut. That leaves one more and I wonder how they will make that
decision. We're hearing that Batista and Pruitt are playing well, that
Powe has his moments--nothing about Davis or B. Wallace on the court.
Since Batista is the only one, other than Manuel, with a make-good
contract, I will be interested to see how that issue works out. Batista
sounds like he could contribute more minutes than Pollard. Could we see
a situation where Pollard becomes a coach, able to dress out if the
roster falls below 15? 

Some day soon we'll have a few fixed cameras at camp and see all the
workouts. I wonder how America gets any work done with all the escapes
provided by the net. Gene


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