Re: Joe Smith???

["Shailendra K Mishra" <smishra@ix.netcom.com>]

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From: Nault <rnault@ptialaska.net>


>Well I have been hearing these trade rumors (jeez there sure are a lot of
>them involving the Celtics) about Joe Smith, and I just wanted to add my 2
>cents on the situation.  I say it would be stupid to trade for Smith,
>because this team is in the rebuilding process and is going to make no run
>for a championship this year, so why bring in a guy like him.  Also, Smith
>is going to be a free agent at the end of the year, and the Celtics should
>not and will not pay him the huge money that he wants (he said he wants
>Kevin Garnett like money).

Joe Smith could be looked upon as one of the building blocks on this team
and looking at our cap situation trade is the only way to aquire an upper
echelon player. Our cap situation is only going to worsen once Walker gets
signed during the summer.  Somewheer between now and before Walker's signing
Pitino has to identify the principal players that he needs to make a run for
championship. Role players can always be aquired later.  Smith being a FA at
the end of the year is the only reason he is being traded by GS and yes it
will take lot of money to sign but nobody would offer him Kevin Garnett kind
of a deal.

> If this team was making a serious run to go deep into the playoffs I would
understand, but lets not kid
> ourselves, this team isn't going to make a serious run for the
championship for quite some
> time.

Yes this team is not going to win championship, but one thing we know  that
this team has been their against  most teams. If we get one more player who
could paly at Walker's level in the front line we might just surprise some
of the so called contenders.  - Mishra