Re: IT'S (never) TOO EARLY (for Ricky)!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mister Ghost <mister_ghost@yahoo.com>]

Anderson would be good on a young team that needs
a point guard, but also possesses a shot-blocker to
make up for Kenny's defensive short-comings.  
MG 


Cecil Wright <cecil@hfx.andara.com> wrote:
>
> I'd prefer to deal Kenny before the other three.
> 
> Cecil
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: damekmo@teleport.com <damekmo@teleport.com>
> To: celtics@igtc.com <celtics@igtc.com>
> Date: Sunday, February 21, 1999 1:40 PM
> Subject: IT'S (never) TOO EARLY (for Ricky)!!!!!!!!!!!
> 
> 
> >>Please do not make a trade and we are still mediocre.  One never
trades a
> >>stud to make the other team better unless we become better also. 
We were
> >>not going to content for the championship this season anyway.  I
say ride
> >>the season out with the current team and then consider trades, free
> >>agents, and the draft.  Unless we can make a steal of a trade,
please do
> >>not do anything stupid to make the team worse!!!!!!!
> >>
> >>
> >>Greg
> >>gh18@juno.com
> >
> >These are difficult, but very entertaining times. A thousand
thoughts and
> >moves race through the mind. The kids were gone all day yesterday
so I
> >spent hours cycling, thinking about this team, and coughing up
phlegm.
> >Here's the problem that Pitino has: Mercer, Walker, Pierce and
Anderson(?)
> >are the only assets on this team anybody wants. Well....they're the
only
> >assets anybody will want if they have to give up something that will
> >actually help the Celtics get over "the hump." Now, I could be the
one
> >who's getting impatient, after preaching patience for weeks, but we
all
> >thought adding a good point and a scoring small forward would get
this team
> >into the playoffs. Well...the team apparently got both and.....500
at best.
> >This team has, and continues to have a fatal flaw, and I mean
"fatal" flaw
> >and everybody Pitino's about to call knows it. (I'm going to ignore
the
> >possibility that Pitino is the fatal flaw, for now.) Pitino keeps
tinkering
> >with these idiotic projects and it's embarrassing. Every time we
hear the
> >words "project" or "weight room " cross Pitino's lips we should all
think
> >the words "failure" and ".500 at best." When Pitino starts making
those
> >phone calls you can bet the GM he's talking to is thinking
"desperate."
> >Now...I could be totally wrong about this but I just think we, on
this
> >list, think way too much of Barros. I think if Pitino could've
moved Barros
> >and the Number One for some serious frontcourt / rebounding help he
> >would've done it. Barros is a backup point at best and people aren't
> >jumping up and down to get him. He's not going to help a team with
enough
> >talent to spare get to the next level. A draft pick is always "iffy."
> >Barros and Popeye, who I still think was a mediocre player "before"
his
> >injury, and the Number One? Look, I think if Pitino wants to actually
> >upgrade this team, and not tinker around the edges, he's going to
have to
> >give up either Walker, Pierce, Mercer or Anderson. If it's me
Pitino calls,
> >and I have a player with enough talent to help him, I let him stew in
> >desperation if he doesn't offer me one of those players. After
looking at
> >this team...it's Mercer. I agree with "Mister Ghost" that Pitino is
looking
> >for a home run here, and if he has to, and I think he does, give up
one of
> >his "core" assets, we're in for a three-way deal including Mercer,
and the
> >team's Number One or perhaps another player for some actual
> >honest-to-goodness real legitimate NBA talent.  Pitino's had it with
> >getting killed on the boards. I think he keeps Walker, Pierce and
Anderson.
> >I still believe Anderson is an asset with some inside help and a
two who
> >can hit a three (Otherwise Anderson's the only "outside" threat in
the
> >backcourt and with Pitino as his coach, he's gunning. Nobody wants
to see
> >that every night.) I think we're in for something big soon. But
> >then...perhaps I'm just in a mood for a little more "list
entertainment."
> >
> >Paul M.
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
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