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Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V6 #16
all-time best team? give me magic, bird, jordan, bill walton, and bill
russell, with jabbar, mchale, tiny archibald, barkley, baylor, dr. j,
and others coming off the bench.
---The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest
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> The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest
> Tuesday, January 12 1999 Volume 06 : Number 016
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> In this issue:
>
> Peter May - Fooey
> Peter Vecsey: Celtics Will Go After Michael Stewart And Other
Enteraining Items
> Peter Vecsey: Celtics Will Go After Michael Stewart And Other
Enteraining Items
> Celtics Aren't Getting Mark Strickland
> Pierce Thinks God Wanted Him To Be A Celtic
> Ellison's Agent Somewhat Upset With The Celtics
> Jordan to Retire
> Jordan to Retire -Reply
> Jordan Retiring?
> Re: Jordan to Retire
> Popeye
> RE: Jordan Retiring?
> RE: Jordan Retiring?
> Malone
> Bull
> Jordan's Next Job
> What?
> Re: Jordan's Next Job
> Re: What?
> vescey article
>
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>
> Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 18:31:03 -0800
> From: "FrannieG" <frannieg@mako.com>
> Subject: Peter May - Fooey
>
> Of course we should sign Antoine Walker. He's a young kid and you
expect
> him to say and do stupid things. He's an all-star and will get
better.
> Peter May should stop trying to drum up conflict.
>
> Lance Gee
> Colusa, CA
>
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> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 05:10:55 -0500
> From: Way Of The Ray <wayray@ix.netcom.com>
> Subject: Peter Vecsey: Celtics Will Go After Michael Stewart And
Other Enteraining Items
>
> Some interesting stuff by Vecsey today, including the fact,
> the Spurs have dropped out of the Sprewell hunt, but Miami's
> hanging right in, with a package of Brent Barry, Jamal Mashburn,
> and Voshun Lenard. If the Warriors do the deal with Miami,
> it won't be long before Mashburn ends up in Boston....
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 05:43:55 -0500
> From: Way Of The Ray <wayray@ix.netcom.com>
> Subject: Peter Vecsey: Celtics Will Go After Michael Stewart And
Other Enteraining Items
>
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> > Some interesting stuff by Vecsey today, including the fact,
> > the Spurs have dropped out of the Sprewell hunt, but Miami's
> > hanging right in, with a package of Brent Barry, Jamal Mashburn,
> > and Voshun Lenard. If the Warriors do the deal with Miami,
> > it won't be long before Mashburn ends up in Boston....
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> [New York Post]
> SPORTS
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>
> COACHES BETTER
SAY NO
>
> By PETER VECSEY
>
------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ACCORDING to the new collective bargaining
agreement, the players aren't the only ones
> who must submit to random drug testing - which
now includes marijuana and steroids, as
> well as cocaine and heroin - by the NBA.
>
> During the preseason, anybody and everybody
sitting on the bench - coaches and trainers -
> must, upon request, give a urine sample once.
When the season begins, rookies and only
> rookies are subject to random testing on two
other occasions.
>
> 'That's the best we could do," a league official
said. "The union wouldn't consent to go
> any further. It's not great, but it's better
than before. Naturally, if we feel there's
> reasonable cause we have a process in place that
allows us to test a particular person."
> *
>
> CONTRARY to an initial report, Ray Allen's name
has not surfaced in trade discussions
> with the Hornets. However, the Bucks, indeed,
are pursuing Anthony Mason as part of a
> deal that would include Tyrone Hill.
>
> Milwaukee is desperate for an inside force who
demands a double team and makes it pay
> with precision passing. Mason loves to pass and
play defense, two things you must be
> willing and able to do to play important minutes
for George Karl.
>
> Mason's downside, it has been alleged, is his
intolerance for everyone's imperfections
> except his own. That explains why most Hornets'
people, exempting GM Bob Bass, would
> celebrate his departure. For some strange
reason, coach Dave Cowens and the rest of the
> team is a tad tired of being confronted and
cursed each time Mason deems them unworthy.
>
> Geez, that's not the Anthony Mason we know so
well from his many appearances at central
> booking. *
>
> KARL Malone is now telling Jazz owner Larry
Miller he's not coming back unless he gets
> Olympic Committee money, reports column
castigator Frank Drucker.
>
> Supposedly the Spurs have dropped out of the
Latrell Sprewell chase. Unless, of course,
> GM/coach Gregg Popovich locates a third team who
can sufficiently compensate the Warriors
> and whom the Spurs, in turn, can satisfy.
>
> That leaves the Knicks (Chris Mills and Chris
Childs), Heat (Jamal Mashburn, Vashon
> Lenard and a re-signed Brent Barry) and the
Pacers (either Dale or Antonio Davis in
> addition to two others in order to match
Sprewell's $8.3 million salary).
>
> It's interesting to note how closely Patrick
Ewing's negotiating technique parallels his
> leadership on the court. When it came to crunch
time in the boardroom and the game room
> he disappeared. *
>
> SOURCES say Jerry Reinsdorf called Kevin
Loughery over the weekend and extended one final
> invitation to return to the Bulls as coach
before turning the job over to Tim Floyd.
>
> In the history of the league there probably
haven't been more than five situations, if
> that, where a team signed a player, then
immediately traded him for the express purpose
> of circumventing salary cap rules.
>
> Last season's Chris Dudley deal is the obvious
example. The Blazers signed their own free
> agent to a one-year pact, then sent him to the
Knicks (earning a No. 1 pick as
> co-conspirator), who may re-sign the backup
center for whatever they feel is appropriate.
> Or whatever was verbally agreed upon at the time
by management and Dudley's agent.
> Whichever is greater.
>
> To prohibit such skullduggery, the league now
requires a team to sign a player for no
> less than three years if his Bird rights are to
be retained in any future trade.
>
> There's one catch: Teams may re-sign their own
free agents and re-route them without any
> time restriction. However, if a team signs
somebody else's free agent it must wait a
> minimum of six months before he's eligible to be
traded.
>
> Apparently John Thompson was next on Larry
Flynt's Washington hit list.
>
> The Nets all but had Chris Gatling traded to the
Grizzlies before the league shocked
> everyone by establishing a $30M cap figure for
the abbreviated season, about $3-to-4M
> lower than predicted. The result of that and
other unexpected cap charges translates into
> less money to offer outside free agents.
>
> "A lot of teams have changed strategy
overnight," said Magic GM John Gabriel. "I think
> you'll see a lot of us bringing back last
season's players, maybe adding one or two
> lower-priced free agents to the mix."
>
> It's not as if management of capped teams
doesn't have options at its disposal to
> improve. It's not as if there isn't money
available to spend on a middle class ($1.75M)
> exception, a minimum exception ($1M) and a
veteran ($1M) minimum. And it's not as if the
> GMs are hesitant (excuse me for laughing in
David Falk's face for wondering whether teams
> will use the exceptions) to spend whatever's
available.
>
> In fact, if the GMs, agents and players get
their way, and a middle-class exception
> signing is allowed to be extended over six years
(the league is arguing for three; the
> issue remains unresolved as negotiations
continue), a capped team could still spend
> $16-to-17M per season.
>
> Two summers ago, Kevin Johnson had all but
officially retired, but the Suns gave him
> seven million reasons to return last season. Now
K.J. is in search of another couple of
> million reasons to make another comeback,
perhaps with the Lakers ... Look for the
> Celtics to reach out for Kings free agent
Michael Stewart should Sacramento make a big
> play, as is expected, for Vlade Divac.
>
> Maverick boss Don Nelson likes Sonic free agent
Sam Perkins almost as much as the Pacers
> do. And why not? Sudden Sam probably hit as many
big shots (maybe not game winners, but
> 3-pointers to catch up or keep his team ahead by
a little) as Sonic teammate Gary Payton
> over the last few years ... The name of Suns
free agent John Williams is on the lips of
> every GM who cares about one-on-one post defense
and a rational voice to mentor
> youngsters on the court and in the locker room.
>
> <snip>
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> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 06:04:11 -0500
> From: Way Of The Ray <wayray@ix.netcom.com>
> Subject: Celtics Aren't Getting Mark Strickland
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