RE: Ideas

[John Lyell <Jlyell@concentric.net>]

Portland, Atlanta & Seattle are three teams I have heard are looking to 
make some major changes, & Portland has been after Mercer.  Wallace & Grant 
are too similar & with their huge contracts, seem to be like Webber & 
Howard, one will eventually be gone.

I have heard they are definitely shopping Rider & Jackson.

I have to agree on the constant turnover, but Mercer is not the solution 
and we need to trade him before he turns into a Dee Brown and loses value.





.  Wallace & On Monday, July 05, 1999 10:05 PM, Shailendra Mishra 
[SMTP:shailendra_mishra@yahoo.com] wrote:
> Come on John, surely Portland will agree to no such trade, they just
> went to the conference finals. They need some experience and have a
> pretty good chance to win a championship if they can keep their team
> intact.
>
> Regarding the C's, I am glad that Pitino has so far shown restraint and
> not indulged in mindless trading. The C's need to get rid of marginal
> players like Shintzius, Riley, Bowen etc, and get NBA level talent.
> I also agree with the majority, that KA doesn't fit the system, but
> trading Mercer along is a terrible solution. Overturning the roster
> every year is a chemistry killer, no matter how good a talent is
> aquired in return. I would like to see KA and the marginal players let
> go..and the two exemptions used effectively to obtain a quality talent.
> - Mishra
>
> --- John Lyell <Jlyell@concentric.net> wrote:
> > Here are some moves I still think could happen and
> > quickly give the Celtics
> > some depth.
> >
> > Potapenko, Mercer, Popeye & Barros to Portland for
> > Wallace, Rider, &
> > Jackson.  Rider & Jackson will probably be gone as
> > will Wallace if a decent
> > offer comes around.
> >
> > I'll take Wallace over V.P.
> >
> >
> > Then if R.P is still hell bent on getting Mashburn,
> > whom I don't no if
> > anyone else is, move Rider & McCarty to Miami for
> > Mashburn & Voshon Lenard.
> >
> > Then as someone else proposed try to reunite
> > Anderson & P.J in a Anderson &
> > Minor swap for Blaylock & Delk or maybe a big man
> > (Foyle ?) .
> >
> > Then the final feather convince Vin Baker to sign
> > for the $2M exception.
> >
> > New lineup
> >
> > Blaylock/Delk
> > Jackson/Lenard/Delk/Clack
> > Pierce/Mashburn
> > Walker/Baker/Battie
> > Wallace/Baker/Battie/
> >
> > May be a pipe dream,  but would definitely field a
> > deeper, more competitive
> > unit then today, especially if Jackson, Walker &
> > Baker can return to their
> > top form, & improve  their free throw shooting !
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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