From: "R. Singh" <keltsfan@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <celtics@xxxxxxxx> Subject: RE: random things make you say Hmmmm Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 10:41:19 -0800
I think the more important point with respect to impact is whether or not Pierce has a positive or negative one with respect to Ainge's vision/plan.
Once that is determined then the Celtics will have a better idea of whom they might/should trade.
- Ravi -----Original Message----- From: owner-celtics@xxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-celtics@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Shawn Niles Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 10:16 AM To: jozersky@xxxxxxxxxx; markp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; celtics@xxxxxxxx Subject: Re: random things make you say Hmmmm
I really like Welsch too and don't want him going anywhere. However, if packaging him with 2 draft picks brings back a 2nd impact type player to go along with Pierce, I think you have to do it.
>From: "Josh Ozersky" <jozersky@xxxxxxxxxx> >To: "Shawn Niles" <shizzjr@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <markp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
><celtics@xxxxxxxx> >Subject: Re: random things make you say Hmmmm >Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 11:59:35 -0500 > >Not Welsch -- you need his IQ and upside. Ricky, with his bad rep, is >undervalued around the league; I say Mihm. > >Josh > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Shawn Niles" <shizzjr@xxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <jozersky@xxxxxxxxxx>; <markp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; ><celtics@xxxxxxxx> >Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 11:42 AM >Subject: Re: random things make you say Hmmmm > > > > For these reasons I firmly believe that Ainge will not use all 3 > > draft picks. I think he will package at least 2 of them, along with > > a current player on the roster(Welsch?, Davis?, Mihm?), to try and > > bring back an impact player. He can then use the 3rd draft pick on a
> > young big man if >he > > likes. It is just too obvious that the last thing this team needs is >three > > more very young players. Ainge has to realize this too. > > > > > > >From: "Josh Ozersky" <jozersky@xxxxxxxxxx> > > >To: "Mark Piotrowski" <markp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Celtics" > > ><celtics@xxxxxxxx> > > >Subject: Re: random things make you say Hmmmm > > >Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 11:14:15 -0500 > > > > > >Just had a quick look at nbadraft.net....I can't remember the last > > >time I was this unexcited about a draft. We already have major > > >development projects on this team who haven't gotten enough > > >minutes, and this draft seems top heavy with finesse baby KG types > > >and unproven point guards. What I would like to see is a > > >Boozer-like animal, a tough-as-nails hungry, aggressive player, > > >with a ready made game. A guard like this would be good too, an > > >Artest / Quentin Richardson type. At the top, Ekafor is the only > > >prospect that turns me on, because a major shotblocker is the one > > >thing that could really turn the Celtics around. He's only 6 9" > > >but so was Bill Russell. As for the usual crop of "next gasols" I > > >think I'll pass. Those guys need the ball a lot to develop, and > > >they won't get that in Boston. Bring me ready-made players at this
> > >stage, from good programs with real coaches. You can draft > > >unskilled freak athletes with the low picks. > > > > > >Josh > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Mark Piotrowski" <markp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >To: "Celtics" <celtics@xxxxxxxx> > > >Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 10:39 AM > > >Subject: random things make you say Hmmmm > > > > > > > > > > -- don't know if anyone caught Inside the NBA after the Warriors >upset > > > > of the Spurs, but they had John Thompson interviewing Yao Ming > > > > and Patrick Ewing. Ewing & Ming were sitting next to each other
> > > > and it demonstrated just how BIG Ming is. Ewing looked like a > > > > guard >sitting > > > > next to Yao (imagine say Mark Jackson sitting next to Ewing) -- >easily > > > > a foot shorter than Ming. It was incredible. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Its easy to forget that Ricky Davis is still so young and > > > > still growing as a player -- which is scary. In fact did you > > > > realize he's only a year & 2 months older than Brandon Hunter? > > > > And only 4 months older than Jiri Welsch? It's so sad that the > > > > national media just >goes > > > > on and on about Davis being a cancer -- as if people can never >change. > > > > Paul Silas was on PTI yesterday and "wouldn't touch" Bob Ryan's > > > > question about sticking it to the Celts by trading them Davis. > > > > > > > > I love Davis' play since coming here, especially his passing, > > > > his (vastly underrated) midrange game, his hustle and diving on > > > > the >floor > > > > and his sheer enthusiasm. Ricky has a schtick. He's part >streetballer > > > > (caught him on ESPN2 late Saturday playing a few years back with
> > > > the And1 crew), but all these media types (like Tony Kornheiser,
> > > > Stephen >A. > > > > Smith, etc.) want to destroy him b/c of it -- as if they didn't > > > > have >a > > > > schtick and as if their's weren't more irritating. > > > > > > > > I see no reason -- and I mean this sincerely -- that Ricky Davis >can't, > > > > given 32-36 mins a night, produce at the level of Antoine > > > > Walker's >avg. > > > > over his last 2 years here. (21 pt, 8 reb, 5 asst, 1.5 stl). > > > > Maybe Davis could only get 6 reb a game, but he's as good -- if > > > > not >better -- > > > > a passer as Walker (though, ironically, less flashy), hustles > > > > more, >and > > > > shoots a much higher FG% (48.2 since coming to Boston). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- current draft standings: 12, 24 (DAL), 25 (DET) > > > > > > > > NBA Draft.net: > > > > 12 - Josh Childress (6-7 SG Stanford) though Kosta Perovic (7-2 > > > > C > > > > Serbia) is at #13 (portland) > > > > 24 - Rashad McCants (6-3 SG, N. Carolina) > > > > 25 - Rafael Araujo (6-11 C, BYU) > > > > > > > > Personally I couldn't see Ainge taking a SG at 24...I think he > > > > goes >big > > > > with both the 24 & 25 picks, unless there is a surprise slider.
> > > > 7-3 >Ha > > > > Seung-Jin (S. Korea) is slated at 27 (San Antonio) and HS PF Al > > > > Jefferson (6-8) at 30. > > > > > > > > 42 - Timmy Bowers (6-2 PG, Miss. St.). > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Store more e-mails with MSN Hotmail Extra Storage 4 plans to > > choose >from! > > http://click.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200362ave/direct/01/ >
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