Re: ESPN members?

["Jim Meyer" <jimmeyer@azstarnet.com>]

The article is about questionable front office and player personnel moves
like the under-the-table agreements that go on in addition to the announced
contracts.  The Karl Malone unanounced deal with Utah, attempts by Phoenix
to keep McDyess (where a few tampering rules were desperately bent), and New
York's contact with Sprewell are sited along with a few others.  Some GMs
are complaining the the league is turning a blind eye to this practice.
Also, the injured reserve "taxi squad" system is brought to question, with
some teams using it at times to keep depth on their squad while keeping
other teams from picking up a needed player to plug a hole.  Boston is not
mentioned anywhere in the article (nor is the Stewart signing by Toronto).

Jimbo

-----Original Message-----
From: R. Bentz Kirby <bocelts@usit.net>
To: Boston Celtics <celtics@igtc.com>
Date: Saturday, February 27, 1999 9:01 PM
Subject: ESPN members?


>Does the list have any ESPN members?  If so, I was wondering if you have
>read the article on the NBA page called "Fouled Out: Breaking the law"
>by Frank Hughes.  It says that some NBA teams are not playing by the
>same rules.  If you have, would you tell me what it is about.  I do not
>want you to send me the article (copyright laws and stuff), but was
>interested to know what the topic is.  For instance, does it state that
>some teams get less fouls called, some players get more fouls called, or
>is it about the real "law" being broken.  Thanks.
>--
>Bentz
>bocelts@usit.net
>
>http://www.scsn.net/users/sclaw
>