RE: FW: fishy, no?

[John Lyell <Jlyell@concentric.net>]

We still really need a center Potapenko is just a huge foul prone slow 
center. With it looking like Smits won't return we should offer VP & say 
Williams  for Davis & Rose.  Then try and move Anderson & Battie for Vin 
Baker.

Rose
Pierce, Cheaney
Walker
Baker
Davis

If the Pacers want Walker, we better get Rose & Bender.  As far as burning 
bridges I really don't think is a team out there that would not try & take 
Walker off the C's for nothing.


Riley has an old team with players nobody wants except PJ & Mourning.



On Friday, August 06, 1999 12:40 PM, Alex Wang [SMTP:awang@mit.edu] wrote:
> > > The way I hear it was Indiana said no to the demand of Jalen, and 
Dale
> > > and a first rounder. The counter was Jalen or Dale and Austin 
Croshere...
> > > Rick said no that wasn't enough..... I got that from both Boston and
> > > from Indiana sources.....
>
> There were rumors around draft time that Vancouver wanted to trade their
> pick for someone like Dale Davis; certainly Antonio Davis was enough
> to get the #5 pick and Dale is the better Davis. Athletic defense and
> rebounding big men seem to have a lot of trade value in the league
> right now. So the Celtics keep Jalen Rose and the pick, move Davis for
> Steve Francis? I think the Grizzles may have ended up asking for more.
> But that deal doesn't seem too shoddy to me if Francis is the real deal.
> You also have this hoard of starter quality players and draft picks
> and you eventually put together a big package for another All-Star.
> It all depends on what Davis can get you because he's not worth it if
> you're going to keep him on the Celtics. And straight up, no way; I do
> feel that Jalen Rose has value in this league. I'm glad that it didn't
> go through anyways though, because I want to see what Antoine can do
> with this new team essentially built around his skills.
>
> > > I know for a fact that Rick has clouded the trade waters... I have 
spoke
> > > to 5 different teams that say they had a deal with Boston, and he is
> > > burning bridges along the way, Pat Riley says he won't deal with 
them,
> > > and thats not the first team to hear that from....
>
> Can't say I'm sorry that the Celtics won't be dealing with Riley anytime
> soon. The guy's line is basically this: "I want to add an All-Star but
> won't deal Hardaway, Mourning, or PJ Brown." No thanks Pat. And you can
> bet that the next time the Celtics are offering real talent, all of these
> teams are going to be willing to listen. It's just stupid not to.
>
> Alex
>
>