Fw: Trades Again

["Colin Hall" <colin@inet-direct.com>]

-----Original Message-----
From: John Lyell <Jlyell@concentric.net>
To: 'Colin Hall' <colin@inet-direct.com>; Celtics@igtc.COM
<Celtics@igtc.COM>
Date: Wednesday, February 04, 1998 11:22 PM
Subject: RE: Trades Again

I think you didn't read my previous post.  If you did you would have
realized that I stated the Mercer drafting incident and Pitino's cover up.
So in essence you only restated what I allready said instead of arguing the
point.


>Colin you seem to have forgotten his previous misinformation at the
>beginning of the year when he cleaned house & the ploys downplaying
>Mercer's ability used to get him  with our second pick.  As someone else
>said whatever he says, expect the opposite.  He is not going to show his
>cards.
>
>
>On Wednesday, February 04, 1998 6:00 PM, Colin Hall
>[SMTP:colin@inet-direct.com] wrote:
>> I really did not mean to offend anyone on this list.  And I was not
>telling
>> people to stop with the trade talk.  I mean who would I be to say that?
> I
>> just do not understand why so many intelligent and die hard Celtic fans
>on
>> this list devote wasted time on discussing rumors of trades that are so
>> farfetched it's rediculous.  Like we could actually get and sign Kobe
>> Bryant!?
>>
>> Even though Pitino is pretty swifty at a rare few times as GM (aka
>drafting
>> of Mercer) if he says he had no discussions with the teams on the 3-way
>deal
>> shouldn't we believe him?  If he lied what technical or strategic
>advantage
>> would that give us?  Maybe I am off base here, but I really enjoy
>> discussions of people's experiences with the Celts and discussions of the
>> game from the night before etc.  This speculation is getting severely
>old.
>> I am 22 as well, but I do not think there is a major deal we can pull off
>> between now and the trading deadline to secure the big man or big forward
>we
>> need.  I also do not believe in standing firmly pat, but what are our
>> options?
>>
>> I don't mind a little trade talk now and then, but when one rumor
>escalates
>> into taking the entire list over for weeks at a time and having to wade
>> through everyones opinions as if we are all GM's gets tiresome.
>>
>> Anyways, flame away.
>>
>> In the meantime keep bleeding that Celtic green!
>>
>> P.S. I just received Celtic Insider in the mail and it seems the whole
>> magazine is devoted to the Chief.  If anyone wants a scanned image of the
>> cover let me know.  Cya
>>
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