Sprewell

[kjgoo <kjgoo@worldnet.att.net>]

Before I read the my latest digest, I jokingly asked whether anybody 
still wanted Sprewell.  Serves me right.  I can't BELIEVE any sane 
Celtics fan would want to touch this joker with a ten foot pole, let 
alone compare him to DJ or Chief.  Sure, Lenny Wilkens labeled DJ as a 
"cancer" in Seattle.  Sure, Chief was dismissed as an underachieving 
loafer in Golden State.  But neither of them tried to CHOKE THEIR COACH. 
 And yes, Sprewell does have a track record of pure disrespect for his 
coaches, his teammates and the game.  Let's not give him credit for not 
having a JR Rider-like rap sheet.  

I have no illusions that NBA players are or should be angels.  Rodman 
doesn't particularly bother me, except when he takes a cheap shot at 
another player.  If you offered me Allen Iverson for anyone on the 
Celtics' roster except Walker, I'd probably take him.  But Sprewell is 
in a class (or lack thereof) by himself.  On the attitude scale, he 
makes Todd Day look like Larry Bird, Dave Cowens and Bill Russell all 
rolled into one. 

Michael Gooen