Re: Turning point: Malone

["Witch Craft" <witchcraft1998@hotmail.com>]

I don't know about Malone's demands, but I hear after the lockout,
Scottie Pippen will sign a 4-year, 60-million dollar deal with
Phoenix.  I think there's a good possibility of the Suns being the
Western Conference champions next year with Pippen, Kidd and McDyess.
WC 

>Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 13:41:20 -0500
>To: Celtics@igtc.com
>From: "Nathan A." <nj13@navix.net>
>Subject: Turning point: Malone
>
>Without knowing anything of what the new CBA will bring, I think that
>Malone's demands will determine the direction for salary's in the NBA. 
Just
>like Webber, Garnett deals set the tone for the current level of 
outrageous
>salaries, the Malone deal will determine if we continue down the same
>disastrous road, or if the owners in the NBA have really come to their
>senses. If someone gives Malone $20 mil just because he whines for it 
and
>demands the "respect" it brings, then nothing has changed. But, if the
>owners have the sense not to give into Malone and pay him something 
less,
>then you maybe we do have a new attitude in the NBA. Other players will 
see
>that Malone couldn't get his way by playing bully with the Jazz, and 
maybe
>they will be less likely to try similar "break the bank for me or I 
walk"
>strategies. This could bring a new cooperation between players and 
owners
>once they realize that a line has been drawn.
>
>Guess we'll just have to wait (and wait...) to see what happens. I hope 
that
>Malone has to swallow his pride and accept a deal that will still make 
him
>obscenely rich.
>
>Nathan A.
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