Re: the non Rick Fox trade

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

Sorry you can pick maybe 10 other players in the entire league that I think
the average C's fan would trade for Mercer, and Dampier is not likely in
the top 50.

The Rockets were the only team in the last 10 years who won a title with a
dominating center, therefore though we would be glad to have one, we can
win with a 2nd tier and a very strong supporting 4.  As I noted earlier a
35 year old, 6-7 small forward handled Clank last night in Seattle for long
streches.   

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> From: Jeremy <jwarren@eecs.tufts.edu>
> To: celtics@igtc.COM
> Subject: the non Rick Fox trade
> Date: Tuesday, May 05, 1998 1:00 PM
> 
> From: "Vinny Silvestri .. Digital Equipment Corporation .. (603) 672-4692
> 04-May-1998 1120" <silvestri@iminmk.ENET.dec.com>
> Subject: Robert Parrish revisited
> 
> >A player that I think the Celtics should take a look at is one they
> >could have had last year: Eric Dampier of the Golden State Warriors.
> 
> >It was rumored that the Celtics could have had him last year from
> >Indiana in a trade for free-agent-to-be Rick Fox, but ML Carr refused
> >to pull the trigger. Just another reason to dislike ML as GM. :-)
> 
> 	I remember listening to the big show on WEEI the day of the
> trading deadline when this whole thing was going down.  Rick Fox was on
> the phone with Glenn Ordway.  They were talking about the possibility of
a
> trade when the hotel operator came on the line.  She said Rick's agent
was
> on the other line and that he needed to speak with Rick immediately.  Of
> course there was rampant speculation by the Big O that a trade was
> imminent.
> 
> 	When the next day came and no trade had occurred, the conventional
> wisdom was that the other team wanted Rick to agree to a contract
> extension.  Since this didn't happen, the other team backed out because
> they didn't want to lose him at the end of the season.  That same day ML
> tried to put a positve spin on things by saying that the Celtics could
> have traded Rick but didn't in order to show loyalty to him.
> 
> 	Trading for Eric Dampier is a good idea, but it would take a lot
> to get him.  Golden St. wouldn't trade him for our garbage.  They would
> probably ask for Mercer.  If I were the Ricktator, I think I would do it.
> A promising young center is a lot harder to come by than a promising
young
> off guard.  We could then use our #10 pick on the best player available,
> which would probably be a swing man.
> 
> Jeremy
> 
>