Re: Pierce

[Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>]

Actually, from I hear, Antoine only wants 15 or 16  a year -- 100 over
six years.  It's Gaston who doesn't want to pay what it takes, and is
being unreasonable.  It's not as if there is collusion going on here. 
Jerry Buss will pay anybody any amount.

Josh





---Gene Kirkpatrick  wrote:
>
> The more I think about it, the more I think that Pierce solves lots of
> problems for the Celts.  Obviously, he's a scoring three with great
> potential.  He gives us four top players, each capable of being an all
> star.  But he also gives us a sort of Antoine-insurance.
> 
> My hopeful scenario is that Antoine will come to the realization
that 15 or
> 16 million is enough per year and accept a compromise--that being a
> champion in Boston is preferable to being "the man" for some two-bit
> franchise.  I do want him to stay.
> 
> But if he puts "market value" (give me a break) above sanity and team,
> then Pierce is our insurance.  He is a twenty point, six rebound man
as a
> three (that's not too much to suggest).  We (reluctantly) trade
Walker for
> a very good #4 and a draft choice, and we're not too much worse off of
> our '97-'98 performance.
> 
> With someone who can rebound and hit a 15 foot jumper at four,
> with Popeye to back him up, we would have to re-orient a bit, but I
could
> live with that.  Pierce and Mercer would get the shots and we would
> need Pitino's scoring center.  Just a possibility, folks; perhaps a
real one.
> 
> I don't know the odds on Walker and Falk both being realistic.
> 
> Gene
> 

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