[Fwd: Celts enter bidding way]

[Steve Huffman <stevhuff@eastky.net>]

I don't think a trade of this magnitude will ever occur this late in the season
because it would involve trying to teach Pitino's defensive system to too
many new players and Pitino just doesn't have the practice  time available to
teach the system at this time to that many new players.
    I do, however, like the new lineup you are preposing in the trade.
Steve Huffman

Tony Pinto wrote:

> I think this would be a good trade if we could work out a way not to give up so many picks, maybe just one pick or something. But if we get those three players we have a reasonabley another trade that could happen. We could then trade Camby to New Jersey who have been trying to acquire him, and Calipari would love to be reunited with him also. We could possibley then get Jayson Williams, and then we could try to move Walt Williams to another team or involve him in the trade for Jayson Williams. But I would only make the trade if they could workout less picks, and workout a deal with New Jersey for Jaysonn Williams. These are just idea what do you guys think.-Tony
>
> ----------
> > The Celtics have entered the bidding war for the services of Damon
> > Stoudamire.
> >
> > I saw a report on ESPN international 2 about it.
> >
> > Celtics have reportedly made a massive trade offer being
> >
> > We get: Stoudamire, Camby, Williams
> > We give: Billups, Knight, Minor, DeClercq, Rogers, 2 first round draft
> > picks (this one and 00) and 4 2nd round draft picks.
> >
> > I dont know if this is a good trade or not.
> >
> > The team would be
> >
> >  C- Camby       Ellison   Thomas
> > PF- Walker      McCarty   Camby     Thomas
> > SF- Williams    McCarty   Bowen     Walker   Camby
> > SG- Mercer      Bowen     Williams  Barros   Brown  Jones
> > PG- Stoudamire  Edney     Barros    Bowen
> >
> > Salary situation
> > ----------------
> > Free agent year
> > 98: Edney, Stoudamire
> > 99: Camby, Bowen, Jones, McCarty, Walker
> > 00: Ellison, Mercer, Thomas
> > 01: Barros, Brown
> > 02: Williams
> >
> > Salary details for next season (all are approximates)
> >
> > Team-       $23,900,424
> > Williams:   $4,000,000
> > Brown:      $3,500,000
> > Barros:     $3,400,000
> > Ellison:    $2,000,000
> > Camby:      $3,359,088
> > Walker:     $2,236,896
> > Mercer:     $2,121,984
> > McCarty:    $1,053,072
> > Jones:      $953,856
> > Thomas:     $768,528
> > Bowen:      $507,000
> >
> > Using a $32 mil salary cap that leaves: $8,099,576 to spend on free
> > agents. We sign a center and another power forward (likelihood of Outlaw
> > and Longley) then re-signing Damon Stoudamire and Tyus Edney, giving the
> > Celtics a lineup of:
> >
> >  C- Longley     Ellison   Outlaw   Camby
> > PF- Camby       Outlaw    McCarty  Walker
> > SF- Walker      Williams  McCarty  Bowen   Camby    Outlaw
> > SG- Mercer      Williams  Bowen    Barros  Brown    Jones
> > PG- Stoudamire  Edney     Barros   Bowen
> >
> > Comments?
> >
> > Warwick