RE:Fw: The only Mercer trade rumor that...

[Jim Hill <jahill@leasingservice.com>]

The only problem with this scenario is that I believe the intention is
moving Walker to the 3.  Therefor there isn't enough minutes to go
around for Walker, Pierce and Mercer as starters this coming season.  If
moving Walker to the 3 is a fact, then the Celt's need a 4 not another
2.  The Celt's need a rebounding 4 to try to gain control of the boards.

<Jim
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>If you share my enthusiasm for Walker and believe that Pierce is best
suited
>to playing the 3, then any trade of Mercer that
>will not hurt the team's overall talent level has to be for a guard.
Think
>about it: Walker and Pierce both need to play 36-38 minutes per game.
Pot
>will get close to that at center. These guys are young and need to play

real
>minutes. We already have McCarty to back up at the 3, and (I hope and
pray)
>Battie to back up the 4 and maybe the 5. At most there are the back-up
5
>minutes and perhaps the back-up 4 minutes available. That means we
might
>trade Mercer for someone who plays between 12 and 20 minutes, and then
only
>if we dump Battie. I just don't see how that makes any sense. And if we

>trade Mercer for a banger who plays more than 20 minutes it will hurt
team
>harmony as Walker and Pierce and Pot will wonder why their minutes have
to
>be cut for a lesser player. Teams that have too many legitimate guys
playing
>the same position have a tough team building chemistry. Finally, if we
trade
>Mercer for a frontcourt player, then we have  a massive and gaping hole
at
>the 2.