Re: Pippen

["Greg Odegaard" <gmodegaa@longvred.rmc.com>]

2 points beside the obvious question are you Pippens agent or just the
Portland President of his fan club?:

This reference isn't to the 15 or 30 win Celticsness, it is to the 60 win
NBA Championship Celtics of which we all expect this organization attain to
in the near future.  Your cynisism is hard to take.  Getting to this level
and staying there is not done efficiently by grabbing an aging star for a
one or two year run.  Nothing is gauranteed in any given year.  True
success will come through sustained achievement year after year.  Gaining
this comes through a commitment to improve steadily, with the right people.
 There is no way or how, Pippen is part of this kind of success in Boston. 
Being 2nd fiddle on a team with his Airness in years with expansion
delution through the league, does not the 2nd coming of Bird make.  If you
like him so much get on the Bulls list.

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> From: damekmo@teleport.com
> To: celtics@igtc.COM
> Subject: Re: Pippen
> Date: Monday, March 23, 1998 5:16 PM
> 
> >The argument above states that we should keep Mercer over Walker
> >because of his work ethic
> 
> You're right, we've all heard the stories of him missing practices,
dogging
> it on the court, etc. He's lazy, no doubt about it. Never plays hard.
> 
> > (and)"Celtic-ness"
> 
> You're right. By the way, is this the 15 win "Celtic-ness" or the 30 win
> "Celtic-ness,"...or the consecutive years out of the playoff
"Celtic-ness?
> 90's "Celtic-ness"....right?
> 
> >In fact, it sounds like
> >something Walker might do if his current selfish behaviour were allowed
to
> >continue over the next couple of years.
> 
> You're right. I'm sure he'll be robbing banks soon. It's written all over
him.
> 
> >Besides, if we're not
> >going to win a championship next year, so why sign someone of Pippen's
> >years?
> 
> You're right. May as well keep putting off that next championship waiting
> for the perfect player to come along and singlehandedly bring the team
> there. No need for Hall of Fame caliber talent until that perfect year in
> the future when everything will fall into place...someday...in the
future.
> No point in trying to make the playoffs first. Maybe go deep into the
> playoffs? Nope. Better to just wait...just hit the big one...it'll
> happen...soon.
> 
> >Shouldn't we go after a much younger free agent
> 
> Hopefully one that will just shut-up and not....wiggle.
> 
> >Pete
> 
> Paul M
>