New Backcourt/Ben Pepper

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

My reactions to the events of this evening:

1.  THANK HEAVENS THAT PIPPEN WILL NOT BE IN BOSTON.  To all you 
Scottie fans out there, try this on for size:  "F--- you, Rick!  If you 
call that play for Walker I won't go back in the game!"

2.  I did like Van Horn, but I'm perfectly happy with a Billups/Mercer 
backcourt.  Now it seems like Pitino really WAS blowing smoke about 
Mercer and we have all summer to dream about how big an upside this guy 
really has.  As for Billups, I'll trust what Pitino said about his game 
- -- size, speed, quickness, shooting ability, defense, passing ... no 
weaknesses whatsoever.  Thanks for the effort, Wes, and I hope you get a 
nice fat juicy contract in Charlotte or Denver. 

3.  Nice to see Rick hasn't given up on the Radja trade.  Wouldn't it be 
sweet to force Mr. Overpaid, Lazy, Two-Packs-a-Day-Loser to join Iverson 
& Co. after all AND screw up the Sixers'/Nets' blockbuster (presumably 
Philly would have to scramble to come up with a replacement for Cage in 
their deal with NJ)!

4.  Where does this leave Fox?  Or, for that matter, Brown and Minor?

5.  I assume next Tuesday Chris Wallace will be burning up the phone 
lines to Dean Garrett's and Travis Knight's agents with that $1 million 
exemption burning a hole in his pocket.  Let's hope Jayson Williams 
stays a Net until Stern comes through for us and allows us to get our 
hands on Weatherspoon as trade bait.

6.  And most importantly of all -- WHO OR WHAT IS A BEN PEPPER?  

Michael Gooen