Ho-ly Shit! That's all I gotta say. Ron Mercer for Danny Fortson. Wow. Hey, at least they got rid of Popeye and Schintzius. Also, in another interesting side-note, the C's signed Beantown native and ex-Kentucky guard Wayne Turner as a third point guard. I am, though, impressed with the free-agent signings of CBA phenom Adrian Griffin and '93 college player of the year Calbert Cheaney. We all have faith, Rick. We trust your judgement. Now just push Pervis in front of rapidly-moving traffic and we'll be all set. There's another 8 mil under the salary cap right there.

This is what I had to say following the Mercer trade. I think it may stand to be prophetic somewhat. Two weeks into the season now, and Adrian Griffin is hands-down the third best rookie in the league.

On another note, I'd like to say how impressed I've been with the Celts quick start. Even Pervis, yes "Never Nervous", has contributed. Antoine is taking shots within the framework of the offense, and Paul Pierce has been Paul Pierce. Kenny Anderson is shooting the ball like he's a senior at Archbishop Milloy again, and slowly but not yet surely, Vitaly is making us forget about DeClercq and a draft pick (Andre Miller) for his services. We're doin' alright.