RE: bskball on indiana trade

["Ozersky, Joshua A" <OzerskyJA@corning.com>]

Hard to believe Ryan proposed that.  A dumber and more immoral trade couldn't be imagined.  Especially by Ryan, who hailed Bird as the greatest player in the history of the world.  When has any team in any sport in any century ever benefited from trading one great player for two mediocre ones?  In gate revenues, wins, anything?  Ryan should be shot for even suggesting this when Bird was at his height.  I wouldn't make this trade for Bird as special assistant.
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> From: 	Berry, Mark S[SMTP:mberry@journalink.com]
> Sent: 	Friday, August 06, 1999 8:14 PM
> To: 	OzerskyJA@corning.com; 'DJessen33@aol.com'
> Cc: 	celtics@igtc.com
> Subject: 	RE: bskball on indiana trade
> 
> Actually, it was a Bob Ryan column that speculated that Boston could have
> Person, Vern Flemming and ... I'm not sure, for Bird. Ryan said the Celtics
> should do it for the sake of the future. There was never anything more than
> that to it though, just Ryan's column.
> 
> And I'm not at all surprised that Indiana turned that trade (Walker for
> D.Davis, Rose and pick) down. Everyone tends to underestimate the value of
> guys like Dale and Antonio Davis, but those two are at least as important to
> the success Indiana has had in the last few years as Reggie Miller and Rik
> Smits. The person who scores more points isn't always the more valuable
> player. That's why Pat Riley is holding onto P.J. Brown for dear life when
> players like Mercer and Richmond are there for the taking if he gives up
> Brown. I think the rumored trade would have been, if anything, lopsided for
> the Celtics -- and I say that as a tried and true Walker supporter.
> 
> Again, don't be surprised if the Knicks enter the Walker picture with Allan
> Houston's name mentioned prominently.
> 
> Finally, San Antonio is desperate for a small forward with Elliott's
> illness. Think they might consider a sign-and-trade that would send Perdue
> here for Eric Williams?
> 
> Just my thoughts.
> 
> Mark
> 
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> > From: 	DJessen33@aol.com
> > Sent: 	Friday, August 6, 1999 7:04 PM
> > To: 	OzerskyJA@corning.com
> > Cc: 	celtics@igtc.com
> > Subject: 	Re: bskball on indiana trade
> > 
> > <They said that Boston had offered Larry Bird for Chuck Person and that 
> > Indiana had turned it down.  This one is almost as bad.>
> > 
> > I remember that. It's that idiot GM Walch....
> > 
> > DJessen33
> > 
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