Re: two more going pro

["John Lyell" <johnlyell@hotmail.com>]

I heard rumors of Battier possibly slipping down to our range. Could he be
another Paul Pierce for the C's ?


----- Original Message -----
From: "OzerskyJA" <OzerskyJA@cmog.org>
To: "'Berry, Mark S'" <berrym@BATTELLE.ORG>; <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 6:43 AM
Subject: RE: two more going pro


> Interesting.  So assuming that Ming, Brown and the two Williams point
guards
> don't come out, the top ten/eleven look like this:
>
> 1. Curry
> 2. Eddie Griffin
> 3. Tyson Chandler
> 4. Zach Randolph
> 5. Jason Richardson
> 6. Dasagna Diop
> 7. Shane Battier
> 8. Jamal Tinsley
> 9. Loren Woods
> 10. Rodney White
> 11. Michael Bradley/Joe Forte/Joe Johnson
>
> I like it!  And then of course when other guys come out, that will push
our
> options upwards.  But even if they don't, we are in a position to get two
> very talented young players, and still have a pick left to move Tony
Battie
> with, possibly in combination with another pick for a move upwards.  This
> draft is going to be a lot of fun.  The team would be nuts to sit on
> Denver's
> pick.  Get rid of Issel, give then one of the above guys, and who's to say
> they won't be picking at 15 in a weak draft next year?  Then again, they
> might be horrible, and their lottery protection goes down every year.
> Having a top three pick in 2004 might be a great thing for the Celtics,
> particularly if they continue to improve and become a playoff team.
There's
> nothing like
> adding a high lottery pick to a good team.
>
>
> Josh Ozersky
> Marketing Communications Specialist
> Corning Museum of Glass
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Berry, Mark  S [SMTP:berrym@BATTELLE.ORG]
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 9:21 AM
> > To: 'celtics@igtc.com'
> > Subject: two more going pro
> >
> > Maybe three... Eddy Curry made it official last night, although everyone
> > knew he was going pro. Reportedly Jason Richardson, the Mich. St.
swingman
> > who has been compared to Vince Carter, will announce today that he's
> > coming
> > out. And his teammate, burly power forward Zach Randolph, is close to
> > announcing. That's three more in the lottery pool.
> >
> > Personally, being from Big Ten country, I've seen plenty of Richardson
and
> > Randolph. I'm not convinced on Richardson, but I wasn't convinced on
Vince
> > Carter either, so what do I know? He's 6-6, athletic, can run and jump
> > like
> > a deer and generally plays hard. But his outside shot is a real question
> > mark in my mind. I guess he played well against the NBA Olympic team
last
> > summer, although I didn't see any of those games. Randolph would be
great
> > for the Celts. He's a power forward. Period. He knows how to use his
body,
> > has soft hands and a soft touch around the basket, quick feet. I'd love
to
> > see him in Boston, but I'm betting his stock soars as the draft
approaches
> > and he climbs into the top five.
> >
> > Also, Jason Williams' mother says Jason is staying at Duke one more
year.
> > That's too bad, because he would have gone in the top five and knocked
> > someone else to the Celts. Anyway, there seems to be a clear top six at
> > this
> > point (in no particular order), with plenty of time for more early
entries
> > (Yao Ming?) and late risers:
> >
> > 1. Curry
> > 2. Eddie Griffin
> > 3. Tyson Chandler
> > 4. Zach Randolph
> > 5. Jason Richardson
> > 6. Dasagna Diop
> >
> > After that, you're probably looking at... Shane Battier, Brendan
Haywood,
> > Rodney White, Loren Woods, Troy Murphy, Michael Bradley, Jamaal Tinsley,
> > Frank Williams, Joe Johnson, Joe Forte... If you're looking for possible
> > Celtic picks, look in that group. The Celts need guys like Ming and
> > Williams
> > and Kwame Brown to declare and hope someone's stock goes up so that one
or
> > more of that group of six (plus Ming, Williams, Brown) slips to that
10-11
> > range. If the Celts could come away with two of those players, it would
be
> > a
> > great draft.
> >
> > Mark
> >
>
>