Re: Celts had another option

[Warwick Janetzki <giants@eisa.net.au>]

Hash, Troy wrote:
> 
> Warwick Janetzki wrote:
> >
> > I read this in an Australian basketball publication that just came out.
> >
> > The Celtics had another option and chose to go with the Anderson one.
> >
> > Celtics would have gotten - LaPhonso Ellis, Bobby Jackson, Dean Garrett
> > and Johnny newman
> >
> > Celtics would have given up - Chauncey Billups, Dee Brown, Roy Rogers,
> > John Thomas and 2 first rounders.
> >
> > The thing that the Celtics didn't want to do was the draft picks.
> > Reportedly the C's see them as being very valuable around draft time
> > especially if the ping pong balls fall their way they could end up
> > trading another cap person (Minor, Barros, Pervis, etc, etc.) with the
> > pick for a lower pick and someone with less of a cap problem who will
> > also help out the Celtics in a positive way filling a need.
> >
> > Whats your opinion on this...
> >
> > Which trade is better
> >
> > The one that happend or the one that never happend because of the draft
> > picks??
> >
> > Warwick
> > --
> > MZ
> 
> That is a NO BRAINER!!!   Why in the world would we do the Denver
> deal??? Troy

Because the Celtics would have a good lineup of

 C- Garrett  DeClercq  Knight    Ellison
PF- Walker   McCarty   DeClercq  Ellis
SF- Ellis    McCarty   Newman    Minor    Jones
SG- Mercer   Bowen     Newman    Barros   Jackson  Minor
PG- Jackson  Barros    Edney

Warwick