Re: Let Me Get This Straight

[Sherry & Hart <hartleyo@ix.netcom.com>]

Witch Craft wrote:
> 
> >Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 12:15:32 -0500
> >From: Sherry & Hart <hartleyo@ix.netcom.com>
> >Reply-To: hartleyo@ix.netcom.com
> >To: leonelq@quetal.net
> >CC: celtics@igtc.COM
> >Subject: Re: Let Me Get This Straight
> >
> >Alejandro wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> > The Lakers offer us a much-valued, marketable young player for a
> >> > salary cap anchor that we literally couldn't give away, EVEN UP,
> and
> >> > we refused?  There must be something I'm missing here.  Rick was
> >> > trying to move Travis by tying him to our precious lottery pick
> (see
> >> > how important the Lottery is?  I said it all along.)  Van Exel is a
> >> > hell of a player, an all star, and could definitely get us some cap
> >> > relief or a better pick.  LA must have wanted something else, I
> >> > guarantee it.
> >>
> >> Yes, the Lakers should had wanted something else... or.... maybe
> Pitino
> >> didnt go for it because he has Knight ready on an almost-done deal
> with
> >> another team... Could be.
> >Or maybe he has enough headaches without Van Exel's attitude problem or
> >maybe because Van Exel has little trade value due to his bad knees. For
> >sure Pitino doesn't need another point guard with Anderson already ste
> >for the next few years. I do think that he would love to unload Travis
> >but not for adiffernt problem. Maybe!
> >Regards,
> >Hart
> 
> Except that Van Exel only has one year left on his contract, so he
> wouldn't be a problem here for long.  Nope, there's some thing fishy
> about the Travis situation.  And don't assume that he's set with
> Anderson for the next few years.  He's here, because Pitino needed to
> bail out on Chauncy in a logical and graceful way.  I agree with
> Jackie MacMullan: Don't look for Anderson to play out his contract with
> the C's.
> WC

I agree basically with what you say except that all the rumors about Van
Exel's knees seem to say that any longevity he has in the league is a
major concern by most teams.
Regards,
Hart