Re: the void

[STICKPIN <Doug.Hibshman@law.uc.edu>]

i have been hearing alot of talk about the celtics making a run for
mcdyess. i hate to let anybody down but i dont think the celtics have a
chance in hell of prying mcdyess out of phoenix. even if he would want to
leave one of the best places in the country to play, there are many teams
that have more room under their caps than the celtics. of course all of
this could change based on how the collective bargaining agreement turns
out this summer, but even then it might not give the celltics a good
chance to sign him. look at chicago, if jordan,pippen, and rodman leave,
they will be kissing mcdyess' ass to play in chicago. i would love to see
the celtics get him and it would give us an unbelieveable duo at forward,
but i just dont think it will happen. 
stickpin

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DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR

On Sat, 2 May 1998, Robert A. Bowman wrote:

> I think that the celtics should fill the void in the middle with 2 players.  Go 
> with the best FA you can afford which would probably be a forward--if you can 
> get McDyess--do it--put him at PF and AW at SF.  From what I saw, McDyess did 
> pretty well against the two-headed monster in SA--Robinson and Duncan.  Then get
> a 2nd tier center--not Divac--but a Divac type--a guy who can play hard but who 
> isn't top shelf and who can fit into Pitino ball--which by the way is only 
> evolving at this point.  Of course you've got to sew up AW and Mercer, and along
> with Anderson, we're ready to make a run.  There's a lot of solid journeymen who
> can fill a role like Wedman,Don Nelson, and whoever else you care to name did  
> (DQ, Barros, who else might fit from the current squad?) and in the post-Jordan 
> NBA we've got a solid shot at the next ring within 2 yrs.
> 
> If McDyess is not an option I still like the idea of getting the best available 
> FA--not to fill a position--but the best available period--treat it like the 
> draft and then supplement the hole in the lineup with a 2nd tier player.  I 
> subscribe to the 3 allstar theory--but no one ever said it had to include a 
> center.
> 
> On a nonceltic note while in Chicago seeing the Stones last week, I had a fun 
> conversation with a cabbie.  We went round and round and while he agreed with me
> about the 86 team being able to beat any Chicago team, I agreed Jordan is the 
> best all around player.  But the best part of the conversation was when I asked 
> him who he'd rather have--Wilt or Shaq?  
> 
> Bob
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