RE: trades

[John Lyell <Jlyell@concentric.net>]

Yes anyone who wouldn't choose Gugliotta over the two might be questioned, 
but if Minnesota is going to give Marbury a big $ contact, which they would 
be silly not to,  they can not afford to get a player with a big $ contract 
in return for Gugliotta.  If you recall the Twins have had a tough time 
paying players due to the small market.  Not that it is going to happen but 
do you think the Rockets offer for Stoudamire that almost went through was 
equitable ?  Was the Phoenix trade for McDyess equitable ?  Anything can 
happen.





On Sunday, January 25, 1998 1:59 PM, Alex Wang [SMTP:awang@MIT.EDU] wrote:
> My point was not that the situations are exactly the same, but that
> in both cases, Seattle and Minnesota had players that they could
> probably not satisfy salary-wise. Everyone knew that Seattle was going
> to move Kemp, just as many people expect Minnesota to move Gugliotta.
> That doesn't mean that Minnesota is inclined to practically give
> Gugliotta away.
>
> I think if you asked any NBA executive what they though of Gugliotta
> for McCarty and Knight, they would tell you that it is an obscenely
> unfair trade that would never happen. I don't want to get into an
> extended debate about this, but I would bet that if you asked any
> member of this list, "Would you rather have Gugliotta or McCarty and
> Knight?" no one would think twice about taking Gugliotta.
>
> > Seattle didn't have a player making $11-15M a year (can't remember 
Garnetts a
>  *nnual deal) with another one( Marbury) soon to come.
> >
> >
> > On Sunday, January 25, 1998 8:45 AM, Alex Wang [SMTP:awang@MIT.EDU] 
wrote:
> > > I don't really think that Knight and McCarty are junk but they
> > > are role players, at least for now. You have to look at their
> > > side of the deal - giving up Gugliotta would be like us giving
> > > up Walker. Why would they do it for two role players? It's still
> > > in dispute whether Knight is worth his contract (I feel he will
> > > be in time) and McCarty would ride the bench for Minnesota.
> > > It's similar to the situation with Kemp - even though Seattle
> > > knew they had to deal him, they got great value in return. I expect
> > > Minnesota to do the same.
>
>