Re: Celtics To Announce Free Agent Signing 1 PM Today -Reply

[Ryan Falcone <FalconeR@nvg.com>]

>>> W <titans@ihug.com.au> 08/05/99 11:52am >>>
Samaki Walker
Lorenzen Wright
Terry Cummings
Tony Delk
Todd Fuller
Greg Foster
Dickey Simpkins
Eric Riley

Any of these?

Warwick<<<


I'm guessing Samaki Walker.  Lorenzen Wright is the most appealing to
me on Warwick's list, but my guess is that he'll take his time in evaluating
his options.   He seems like a fairly hot commodity, so why wouldn't he
take his time to see what materializes?  

As much as I hate the thought of shelling out $$$ for a dinosaur, one
thing that has been consistently lacking from the Pitino teams has been
veteran leadership (save perhaps for Dana).  Terry Cummings could
provide that, plus a bushel full of inside scoring, but I seriously doubt that
Golden State would let him go after the positive leadership effect that he
had on their team last year.

It doesn't make sense to me to waste the exception on a backup guard
like Delk when we just acquired Griffin, Washington, and Turner?  Also,
for what it's worth, I like Fuller a heck of a lot better than Foster and
Simpkins.

So...back to where I started from.  I'm guessing that Samaki Walker--in
light of his recent workout for the team--will be the latest Celtic signee,
by way of the $2 million exception.

Ryan