Re: Mercer's lack of value

[RSMALL@clarku.edu]

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>I'm afraid Ron Mercer's not going to get us much. According to a 
>report on this list, he's disgruntled and is blackmailing the 
>Celtics: pay me what I want now or I walk away next year, in a 
>manner such that you get nothing. He supposedly said that he will 
>definitely leave if he is not given the extension and will not 
>even agree to a sign and trade, which is spiteful - it hurts both 
>the Celtics and himself. Now this could all be BS, and some might 
>even suspect Pitino of planting it to make Ron look bad. Blackmail
>is also a harsh term for this - it's really a pretty smart 
>negotiating tactic, because otherwise the smart (and equally harsh)
>thing for the Celtics to do would be to wait the year out and
>show Mercer his market value the hard way.
>
>Alex


Has Ron Mercer actually said anything?  Other than the offer made was low.

Rich,,,