Cap equation after the trade.

["smishra" <smishra@ix.netcom.com>]

M/s Pitino & Wallace did fox Brown on this one, actually Radja is slated to
make 6.1 mill in 1997-98 season while Spoon's make 2.8 mil and Cage makes
1.45 and has a 1 mill buyout clause for the 98-99. This trade potentialy
gives us a cap room of 6.1 mill in 98-99 season. Here is to Radja's knees,
for holding up during his physicals with the 76ers.

By the way, it's time to play the salary cap game with teams that either
don't have or have marginal GM's, and the team hopes that the coach will be
able to fill in for the GM. <i.e. 76ers, Warriors, Bucks come to mind could
somebody add to the list>. 

It may be too early to put Pitino in Red's class, but boy does he blow
smoke, so far he has the entire league  confused regarding Mercer a consent
#2 or #3 after the NCAA tournamnt. First he says that he has him ranked 9,
now he says that he will consider him at 6, and all this at the time when
news reports say that Van Horn stock is back up to 3. It appears that the
last comment is a ploy to take Van Horn lest Philly nabs him at 2. Congrats
Pitino..keep up the good work. 
                                                                   - Mishra