C's leaning towards picking Tyler with 25th pick

[Chris]

I'll beat Chris (CB Chris, not Mannix) to the punch:  I don't think Mannix is well connected.  This is either a guess, or a smokescreen.

After reading this, I'm fairly certain the Celtics are *not* taking Tyler.

I was hoping if I said that enough, Mannix would show up on here and try to prove me wrong.  But yeah, I don't think he knows any more than we do.  I do think he is good at putting 2 and 2 together though, so hopefully he is right.

[jbaerg]

Well, rumor dead

[Spoon]

Gotta do this. This is a potential Homerun. All star potential. No one else at our position is out there like that and the #25 pick will not be the difference in getting 18 next year.

Homerun? Based on what? To have allstar potential you have to have at least some semblance of an offensive game. Tyler has none. Tyler has to be broken down and then be built back up. That will take years and a change in his lifestyle and maturity. Tyler didn't even come to the combine in great shape.

He will likely to bounce around through a few teams before he ever gets it. And he might never. So why be his first team? At least with Johnson you are going to get production for his first three years. And Johnson is a better athlete that Tyler anyway. It's not like Tyler is a major talent anymore.