Re: Will Perdue, anyone?

[Gregory Hurst <gh18@juno.com>]

The Spurs were interested in Cheaney prior to him signing with the
Celtics.  Move Cheaney for Perdue and put Eric Washington in our second
unit.


Greg
gh18@juno.com


>
>There is such a thing as "leverage".  The Spurs don't have cap room so 
>they
>are very limited in what they could sign in the free agent market and 
>they
>are finding that out. Since they used their $ 2 million exception on 
>Terry
>Porter, all they have left is their $1.1 million slot. Obviously, they
>aren't finding any "quality" guys to take that slot. Couple that with 
>the
>fact Will Perdue is not exactly at the peak of his career, either. 
>He's 34
>years old and  may have 2 - 3 years left in the tank  Williams, on the 
>other
>hand, is 27.  While he doesn't have huge trade value, I disagree that 
>he has
>"negative" trade value. He would compliment what Jaren Jackson brings 
>to the
>party in that JJ is strictly a perimeter guy and Williams is a slasher 
>that
>gets to the line (and can convert his FTs) as good as anybody in the 
>league.
>By the way, how much more would you say  Elie has left in his tank?
>
>To your point of wanting an outside shooter to compliment Duncan and
>Robinson's inside game: I say fine  - add Eric Washington into the 
>trade
>discussion/equation.  He's 6 ' 4" and can also defend. Contrast that 
>with a
>one-dimensional guy like Steve Kerr who can shoot and do little else.
>
>If I'm the Spurs, I don't think I  would just unequivocally  say "NO" 
>to a
>Williams/Washington proposal for Perdue.
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Alex Wang <awang@mit.edu>
>To: CeltsSteve <celtssteve@mindspring.com>; <celtics@igtc.com>
>Sent: Saturday, August 07, 1999 9:22 AM
>Subject: Re: Will Perdue, anyone?
>
>
>> Eric Williams for Will Perdue is never going to happen.
>>
>> Eric Williams has negative trade value right now. Will Perdue is a
>legitimate
>> backup center with defense and rebounding skills, which is a rarity 
>in
>this
>> league. The Spurs almost traded for Sprewell with Perdue as bait, 
>before
>the
>> choke. Maybe his value is not so high now that he is a free agent 
>but it
>is
>> at worst zero (they can always renounce him) which is a lot better 
>than
>Eric
>> Williams.
>>
>> And the Spurs are not just looking for anyone who fits into the
>> position of 3; he has to have a perimeter game to complement Duncan 
>and
>> Robinson. Eric Williams, even at his best, wouldn't fit in with 
>their
>> plans.
>>
>> Alex
>
>

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