Re: Newspapers and....Joe Smith?

[tl18@cornell.edu]

I think this move is reasonable.  With Smith, they have a frontline of 
Mercer, Smith and Knight.  They have Billups for the 2 position and 
Barros for the point.  That is a pretty good team.
Tom

On Mon, 22 Sep 1997 damekmo@teleport.com wrote:

> >During the past week, columnist Bill Reynolds wrote in the Providence
> >Journal that the Celts had rejected an offer of Joe Smith and BJ
> >Armstrong for Walker and Barros.
> 
> This rumor persists. Cruising the newgroups:
> 
> Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
> Subject: Celts trade Walker??
> Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 08:36:00 -0400
> 
> "Heard on radio this weekend from Celtics color-man (Maxwell) that Walker
> could be traded soon to GS for Smith.  Looking back now it almost makes
> sence.  Pitino has been building up Walker since he took over saying in
> a couple of years he will be one of the 5 top players in the NBA,
> (Building value)........"
> 
> He goes on to mention a sighting of Pitino healing the sick and doing
> something weird with loaves and fishes,... blah, blah, blah. Anyway,
> perhaps the trade is still being considered. I know nothing about Joe
> Smith. Does this move sound reasonable?
> 
> Paul M.
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