RE: Good news for soaring celts/McDyess

[John Lyell <Jlyell@concentric.net>]

Dorine I think everybody is.  To move two young players with a lot of 
potential for Mashburnt & Austin,  who probably would leave at year end 
would be insane. We could get a lot more if we are going to move them.  It 
is kind of scary that this and the Pippen deal could have happened except 
for a few glitches.  The Leprechaun must be looking over us.

I just heard Damon Stoudamire has asked for changes on his team, or to be 
moved elsewhere.  He would be a nice PG fit but still risky with the 
ability to bail at year end.








-----Original Message-----
From:	Dorine Pratt [SMTP:norine@sover.net]
Sent:	Sunday, January 04, 1998 5:42 PM
To:	John Lyell
Cc:	Mike Allen; Celtics Mailing List
Subject:	Re: Good news for soaring celts/McDyess

All I can say to that, John, is I'm glad it didn't happen.
Dorine

John Lyell wrote:

> It may be outrageouus, but with the highly reported 3 way trade with 
Miami
> & Sacramento, RP does not think it is that outrageous, from reports if he
> did not have concerns with signing Austin, it mayhave already happened.
>
> It is kind of funny with that Chris Mills , his very short stay and move
> for McCarty was enough time to tell he didn't fit, but for Billups it has
> not ?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Dorine Pratt [SMTP:norine@sover.net]
> Sent:   Sunday, January 04, 1998 3:06 PM
> To:     Mike Allen
> Cc:     Celtics Mailing List
> Subject:        Re: Good news for soaring celts/McDyess
>
> I'm in total agreement with that.
> Dorine
>
> Mike Allen wrote:
>
> > Hey everyone,
> >
> >         It's been a while since I lasted posted and am feeling the need
> to.  This
> > idea of trading Billups is outrageous, and to even have the notion of
> > trading Mercer is just plain stupid.  We're talking about giving up two
> > amazing young players who will definetly develop into all-stars, for
> what?
> > Mashburn (who I like because of his Kentucky days) who is past his 
prime,
> > injury prone and just not worth it, and Ike Austin who caught a big 
break
> > by having 'Zo injured, and got to showcase himself.  I don't believe he
> can
> > keep it up.  Let's just give these kids some more time to develop and
> learn
> > the system better and before you know it, we'll be playoff bound and
> > hopefully another banner will be raised.
> >
> >         As far as McDyess goes, he is not worth it!  He is plain and
> simple
> > overrated and underacheiving.  Everyone was saying that it was because 
he
> > was in Denver and wasn't happy, well now he's in Phoenix and he's still
> > CRAP!  You'd think a guy playing for a contract would be making more
> noise
> > and a bigger impact, I don't know about the rest of you but when I see
> Suns
> > highlights on TV I see, Kidd, Nash, KJ, but no McDyess.  Leave him in 
the
> > Desert, lets work with what we've got and be happy with it, quit with 
the
> > quick fix and lets work for the future.  I don't remember who it was 
that
> > said it on this list but they said that we should still try and 
improve,
> > well sometimes, time is all you need.
> >
> > But that's just my opinon, anyone else?
> >
> > Mike