Re: battie,dino

["John Sermini" <jsermini@diac.com>]

The Celts will have no rights in this matter, at least as I understand it.
If they did then they could just get a hitman to break a players legs who
didn't meet up to expectations. I know that's a far fetched example. But
just look at the situation with Reggie Lewis (sp?). If I remember, the
salary still had to be paid, and it still counted against the cap. 

May Reggie rest in peace.


John

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> From: JOzersky@aol.com
> To: fred@pet.bgsm.edu; celtics@igtc.com
> Subject: battie,dino
> Date: Saturday, June 28, 1997 5:08 AM
> 
> Don Leventhal has a boner for Tony Battie, and is largely responsible for
his
> high stock among draftniks.   I like Battie's shot, but he is not an NBA
shot
> blocker -- more  of a horace grant type.  And also, the guy is dumb as a
box
> of hammers.  I'm happy we didn't take him.
> 
> Re: dino -- what are the rules regarding a crippled player?  I mean, if a
guy
> is permananenty injured, does the team have no rights at all?  Can a guy
just
> sit in street clothes on the bench for three years collecting millions of
> dollars?  Don't teams have any rights here at all?