Re: Mercer and Pierce. -Reply

["Jim Meninno" <jim_meninno@hotmail.com>]

I think it's a little too soon to say that the Celtics can afford to 
lose their leading scorer and rebounder.  Let's see them make the 
playoffs before we start discarding all-star caliber players.  For God's 
sake, Mercer had a solid rookie season and Pierce has yet to play 
professionally.  Neither of them will ever be the rebounder that Walker 
is.  Neither of them is going to be a low post scorer either.  If we can 
only keep two of them, why keep the two who are so similar in abilities?  

My vote is to make him a "fair" offer, whatever that is, that won't 
cripple the team for the next decade.  If he won't take it, there's no 
option but to let him go.  But I don't for a minute think that it is no 
big deal.  His talent would not be that easy to replace.

Jim

>Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 10:17:36 -0500
>From: Ryan Falcone <FalconeR@nvg.com>
>To: Celtics@igtc.com, relcat@prodigy.net
>Subject: Mercer and Pierce. -Reply
>
>Gene:
>
>I second your post wholeheartedly!  I think that it is imperative for 
the
>Celtics to build around the Mercer / Pierce nucleus.  If Walker sticks
>around, so much the better, but if not, no big deal.  It might even be
>addition by subtraction (that is, better team play / on-the-court 
cohesion
>by removing the gunning one man show) for the C's.   Plus, who knows
>whether Antoine would / could adjust to not being the one man show as
>Mercer and Pierce (eventually) assume more prominent roles in the
>offense.
>
>Ryan
>


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