Re: TRADES, COACHES

["JLyell" <jlyell@concentric.net>]

Just heard Larry Brown might be named the 76ers coach as early as tomorrow.
 As for trades, I am not as sold on Williams as many others are.  To me he
is not as consistent as he should be, and neither him or Antoine are
versatile enough or good enough outside shooters to be a good swing man and
defend the likes of Grant Hill, Scottie Pippen, Glenn Rice, and Eddie
Jones, and Willams is not physical enough for the 4 position. Also we will
have Dino back next year if he is not traded.  Williams could want some big
bucks next year, and I would rather see us get a good athletic swing man or
 big 2 in the draft, & move Williams for the other (Jim Jackson,
Stackhouse, etc.).

I heard something about GS not being happy with Sprewell, anybody hear this
?  I would mover Radja & Williams, & Dee Brown for Spre & Andrew Declerq &
Donyell Marshall.

I also heard Rick Fox exercised his option for free agency today.

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> From: Dorine Pratt <norine@sover.net>
> To: Celtics@igtc.com
> Subject: TRADES, COACHES
> Date: Sunday, May 04, 1997 8:42 PM
> 
> Hi, all
> I don't believe the Celts have any intention of trading either Williams
> or Walker, nor should they.  They're both fine young players and we need
> them.  They are part of what will make the team of the future, along
> with two high draft picks and (hopefully) a couple of veterans like
> Wesley and Fox.  The veterans are necessary too, you know.  Also, ML
> said he won't be the coach next year.  I believe him.  He took the flak
> because he has the temperament to do so, which most don't.  They wanted
> to finish last, for a high draft pick, that is my belief, though I don't
> like it.  Some things that looked like bad coaching I think were
> deliberate.  I don't say ML is a good coach, but he's better than we
> think he is right now.  If not Bird or Pitino, I also hope it could be
> DJ.  If you go to the Globe online you can see that the media is saying
> it's a "done deal" and will be announced early this week that Pitino is
> coming to Boston and Larry is going to Indiana.  Where they get this
> information is a mystery to me, since nothing has been announced, but
> that's what they're saying.  Nobody's angry with McHale for going back
> to his home state when he retired, so why be angry that Larry might do
> the same thing?  I'd like to see Larry coach the Celts, and would prefer
> him to Pitino, even with the questions about how good he'd be.  However,
> I'd prefer either of them to Brown.  I hate seeing such a legendary
> franchise come down to this.  It's a disgrace.  
> Dorine