Ty Edney

[Joe Hironaka <j.hironaka@unesco.org>]

I just noticed that the Celtics have released Ty Edney. I guess that
means our much-maligned local boy Dana Barros likely won't be shipped to
Orlando (in a deal for Keon Clark) or anywhere else.  Personally, I've
liked Dana Barros ever since I saw him dominate (really) the Boston
Shootout years ago, on a team coached by Tiny Archibald I believe.

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Also, (for whatever it's worth) here's an opinion from Bill Mayer, a
sports writer for the Lawrence Journal World.

 "Paul Pierce will be best-served as a pro if the offense can get him
the ball where
 he doesn't need to dribble in traffic. I watched Mookie Blaylock
undress people
 in a recent game. He and other thieves will rob Paul blind if Pierce
has to put
 the ball on the floor much. There are lots of Mookie mongooses in the
NBA;
 unless Pierce is protected until he's niftier with the ball, he could
have
 problems."

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