RE: Duh.

[John Lyell <Jlyell@concentric.net>]

I like the trade it does seem one sided in our favor if Fortson can handle 
Pitino's work requirements. If not he could be another pain.  If E.W can 
get back into shape he could be great off the bench, but somehow I feel he 
will go elsewhere (Miami for Mash ?)
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I also heard we signed Wayne Turner, so it sounds like we have a lot of 
players under contract and some may be going elsewhere. I am not sure 
Turner helps much with his limited outside shooting capability.


As far as Potapenko, he needs to learn to play D, he was a foul machine in 
the summer league against a bunch of scrubs. With him in you almost need a 
Battie like shot blocker to help out.


Can any of these guys be traded again ? I heard rumors of Jim Jackson going 
to the Clippers for Lorenzen Wright.


Anderson, Turner, Barros
Pierce, Washington, Minor
Walker, Williams, Griffin, McCarty
Fortson, Battie
Potapenko


Am I forgetting anyone else ?




n Tuesday, August 03, 1999 3:43 PM, peter delevett [SMTP:pdelevett@amcit  
y.com] wrote:
> >Jackie still says the Potapenko trade was a bad deal - He has
> >some good offensive skills but defensive liabilities.
>
> What a stupid, uh, person. Does Jackie McMullen think a duo of Andrew 
DeClercq
> and Andre Miller would have looked better in the pivot for the Celtics? 
And
> what exactly are VP's "defensive liabililities?" He's not a shot blocker?
> Believe me, I don't see many NBA centers having their way with him in the 
paint.
>
> And Josh O, play nice. Everyone's entitled to their opinion ... and as 
someone
> else astutely noted, the true value of this trade won't be known for a 
few
> years. Mercer, as Jackie herself noted, has a high upside, and Fortson 
might
> yet prove unable to repeat (or improve on) last season.
>
> Man, three digests already today ... this trade has got the list buzzing!
>