Re: Knicks game

["Greg Odegaard" <gmodegaa@longvred.rmc.com>]

My comment regarding Billups, was not to jump full steam onto the dump
Billups bandwagon.  I have said before we need to give this 20 year old
rookie time.  My comment today was to point out that Bowen, that with one
game and a couple minutes of experience more, (and probably some CBA time),
looks better than the highly touted Billups.  Over an entire season,
Billups (Please!) will look better, improve and soon we will be very happy
with his play.  It is probably a moot point in the near future.  Let me say
this again though, I am very impressed with almost nil experience, how
poised and ready to play Bowen is.  A solid bench player.

I also feel very strongly that Edney has got to get on the active roster. 
He should be considered for 20 minutes plus, and a possible start.  He has
the style, experience and attitude that should be utilized, while Billups
continues to learn, and Barros and RP get together on his future.

Just wonderin' 	Greg

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> From: Matt Healy <mhealy@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu>
> To: celtics@igtc.COM
> Subject: Re: Knicks game
> Date: Wednesday, November 05, 1997 9:43 AM
> 
> 
> >
> >At least Ellison played some decent minutes, along with Bowen.  Bowen
shows
> >more NBA skills than Billups by a long shot, at this point.  Wallace
really
> >must have seen something in this kid last year to get RP on board.
> >Unfortunately he will probably be off the greener pastures after his
small
> >initial contract is up.
> 
> Am I reading these posts right?  Do people actually believe the Celts are
> going to phase out Billups, the #3 overall pick in the draft, because he
> has not been stellar (or maybe even decent) in a career of 3 professional
> games?  This is crazy.  Maybe it is true that the fluke win over the
Bulls
> did more harm than good, at least for the fans.  Anyone who believed that
> the Celtics were on a level with the Bulls was crazy.  They will win some
> games, everyone does.  But they are going to lose a lot, and when they
play
> good teams, like the Knicks and the Magic, they are likely to get
> destroyed.  We only won 15 games last year, then we got rid of most of
that
> team, and didn't get anyone proven yet.  The goal was not to win a
> championship this year, but to contend within 5 years.  Don't lose sight
of
> that.  You'll be more content with the boxscores, too, if you accept the
> fact that this team will have had a remarkably successful season if they
> win 20 games (33% improvement from last year).
> 
> Matt
>