RE: Another trade thought

[Adam Litchy <adamlitchy@archimica-mo.com>]

Well,
You could also look at it like this.
Celtics give up
Mercer + two guys who contributed ZERO (one TOTAL loser and the other a
IR rider who never delivered what we thought he would)
	Mercer will have a fine career as a medium range shooter, who
can dunk in the open court.  For all of his vaunted athleticism, he
never showed the ability to go up in traffic and thrown down, or even
finish strong.  It was all a bunch of fancy ass layup attempts.  Some of
which went in.  His highlights came from dunks on the break.  Nice...but
a layup on the break is still worth two.  Finish in traffic.
	Dwayne Shitonus.  Like I said Total Loser.  If he was going to
turn it around, and have even a decent career as a 9 or 10th man, this
was his last chance.
	Popye Jones.  I really wanted to like him.  And the few times he
played healthy, he was OK.  But I think signing him, coming of an injury
was a mistake.

Celtics obtain
Fortson, Eric Williams, Eric Washington, and a draft pick (potential
lottery)
	Fortson.  The guy can board.  I think rebounding is the one
thing that can be considered a constant, regradless of how bad your team
is.  Whereas your competition for scoring stats may be less on a crappy
team, you compete with the opponent for rebounds.  We need a rebounder.
What we thought Popye was.
	Eric Williams.  He can score.  Gets to the line.  Perfect for a
sixth man.
	Eric Washington.  Don't know.  Even if he is cut, I still like
this trade.
	Draft Pick.  Even if it is the last pick in the 2nd round, it is
better than Shituonus will ever be.  But it is likely to be at least a
mid first rounder.

Now I was a Mercer fan, I even bought an autographed 8x10.  But I'm not
all that chocked up to see him go in this particular deal.  I just hope
Walker stays, at least for a year to see if he grows into his potential.

Adam

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Tom Bisson [SMTP:tbisson@doe.state.vt.us]
> Sent:	Wednesday, August 04, 1999 10:03 AM
> To:	Celtics@igtc.com
> Subject:	Another trade thought
> 
> I think the Celtics/Nuggets trade is
> good overall, but most of the posts see
> it mainly as a trade of Mercer for
> Fortson. While that's understandable, I
> see the transaction as three trades -
> Popeye Jones for Danny Fortson, Ron
> Mercer for Erics Williams and
> Washington, and Duh-wane Schintzius for
> a future draft pick. When viewed as
> three separate trades, it's not so clear
> that the Celtics did well. Let's analyze
> each one.
> 
> Jones for Fortson: Denver likes this
> trade because it doesn't have a starting
> role for Fortson and Jones, if healthy,
> will provide the same skills happily
> coming off the bench. Denver is gambling
> that Jones' knee will be okay and Boston
> is gambling that Fortson can continue
> performing at the high standards he has
> set and that they will be able to sign
> him next year. Perhaps Boston knows
> something about Jones that it's not
> saying?
> 
> Mercer for Williams and Washington:
> Denver was looking to dump both of these
> players. Will they be productive in
> Boston? Possibly but there is more hope
> than calculation when predicting their
> future success in green. On the other
> hand, Mercer is good fit for Denver and
> could become a tremendous player. This
> is a great move for Denver.
> 
> Duh-wane for a future draft choice:
> Schintzius should be able to play in the
> NBA and should be a capable backup
> center. Why he hasn't produced is a
> mystery. Maybe Denver will get lucky and
> DS will suddenly blossom - but more
> likely, DS will be gone in January. If
> Denver improves into a serious playoff
> team, then the draft choice will have
> marginal value (how many draft choices
> beyound 10 have successful NBA careers?)
> For the Celtics, this is a great trade
> in that it gives them a chance to get
> lucky in a future draft.
> 
> - tom << File: ATT00002.html >>