Re: It's slow...I have questions.

[Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>]

It's a good thing you guys aren't GMs, or that NBA
offices are air conditioned.  I don't know which is
crazier, trading Antoine for an unproven and
undersized rookie and a more talented version of
Travis Knight, or trading Paul Pierce straight up for
Lamar Odom, a guy with more questions marks to his
game then the riddler -- not to mention his character.
 Let's just trade Ron Mercer for somebody good who
doesn't need to shoot so much and let everybody else
develop, ok?
--- Way Of The Ray <wayray@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> There may be some news tomorrow through Friday,
> since the Rookie/Free
> agent
> camp will be in session.
> 
> I would trade Walker for Brand and Kukoc, since
> Brand fulfills a need
> and should be pretty good, and Kukoc adds cap
> flexibility with one year
> left on his contract.  There would have to be other
> players involved in
> the
> deal however, because of Walker's base salary...
> Ray
> 
> 
> > Subject: It's slow...I have questions.
> > Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 07:34:23 -0300
> > From: damekmo@teleport.com
> > To: celtics@igtc.com
> > 
> > For a while, it appears that it's going to be slow
> on this list. Not much
> > news until we get closer to Aug. 1. So...I have a
> question. All this Paul
> > Pierce is untradeable talk, to be honest, makes me
> itch. I think we can all
> > agree that if someone from the Raptors called
> Pitino, and in a moment of
> > insanity, offered to trade Vince Carter for
> Pierce, Pitino would pack
> > Paul's bags and drive him to the airport. Yes?
> Sure he would. Now....I have
> > a question about Paul's year. After his first
> "Hall of Fame" month, what
> > did Pierce prove he could do well?
> Offensively...defensively...what does
> > Pierce do well, not so well...what parts of his
> game need improvement? What
> > parts of his game went south after that first
> month. What about his
> > attitude...his head? I'm just curious.
> Untradeable? Untradeable because of
> > his skills? I have a few thoughts on Pierce, but
> I'd just like to know what
> > others on this list think of his game. And since
> it's slow, the following
> > comes from Dave Krieger of the Rocky Mountain
> News:
> > 
> >
> >http://www.insidedenver.com/nuggets/0701draf0.shtml
> > 
> > >          There were also rumors that the Chicago
> Bulls, who made Duke
> > >forward Elton Brand the first player picked, had
> a deal in place to trade
> > >him, although sources were unsure where. For his
> part, Bulls vice
> > >president Jerry Krause predicted a long career
> for Brand, but didn't
> > >specify just where.<P>
> > >          "I think you'll see him be a '4' in
> this league for many, many
> > >years to come," said Krause, who also took St.
> John's small forward Ron
> > >Artest with the 16th pick.<P>
> > 
> > >          For all the lavish praise heaped on No.
> 1 pick Elton Brand by
> > >Bulls vice president Jerry Krause and others,
> Krause wasn't so convinced
> > >that he turned down a last-minute
> up-close-and-personal session with Lamar
> > >Odom before finally deciding to play it safe.<P>
> > >          After flying to Washington on Tuesday
> to be backstage at the MCI
> > >Center on Wednesday night, Odom turned around and
> flew to Chicago to work
> > >out for Krause on Tuesday night.<P>
> > >          "We talked, got things out in the
> open," Odom said. "We laid
> > >everything on the line. He's a blunt guy. I like
> it like that. I had the
> > >feeling he had a real interest."<P>
> > >         Here's what the 19-year-old Odom told
> him about his erratic
> > >behavior prior to the draft: "I was just getting
> my whole situation
> > >together as far as the people around me. The
> business side of things is
> > >brutal, and that's what really turned me off and
> made me want to turn back
> > >to college. But I'm just ready to grab the bull
> by its horns.<P>
> > >         "I've made some mistakes lately. But I'd
> rather make minor
> > >mistakes at 19 than major mistakes at 29. I came
> across some of the
> > >general managers, and they realize I'm a young
> man with a head on his
> > >shoulders with a lot of character."<P>
> > 
> > One other question. If Odom and Pierce were both
> coming out this year, and
> > they're both on the board for the Celtics, who do
> you take?
> > 
> > Paul M.
> 
> 

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