Re: This is the mentality of Celtics fans -Reply

[Ryan Falcone <FalconeR@nvg.com>]

Great post, Jim!

Ryan


>>> "Jim Meninno" <jim_meninno@hotmail.com> 07/30/99 11:05am >>>
>From: Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>
>
>I don't know how else to say it.  We are not giving up
>Mercer for Samaki Walker.  We are also getting a
>number one pick back.  That is a number one pick from
>Dallas.  That is how we got Mercer to begin with.

Yeah, that's right.  So, best case scenerio is you get a pick that turns 
into a stud who asks for a ton of money and has to be traded for some
guy 
with potential and another draft pick.  And the beat goes on..... I'd rather 
see them get a solid performer with perhaps less upside, like they did
with 
Potapenko (have I changed my tune on that, or what?).  Who said it a
couple 
of days ago (Paul?), Rodney Rogers is looking better and better all the 
time.  I don't want to keep waiting for draft picks.  First you wait a year 
to get him (or two, in this case) and then you wait a year to find out he 
needs two more years of develpoment because, "lets all remember, this
is his 
chronological rookie year".  And, by that time he's convinced he's Michael

Freaking Jordan and wants Rick Pitino to personally kiss his ass while 
handing him suitcases full of money.  No.  I think this team either has the 
components in place or it doesn't.  Pierce and Walker.  Battie and Mercer,

if they aren't too greedy.  Anderson's here for a long time.  You trade 
Battie or Mercer only to get a proven performer in a position of need. 
You 
get a player.  Now.  Not a franchise player, we've got Pierce and Walker,

right.  You get a player, hopefully a legitimate starter, but not 
necessarily an all-star.  And you get him now.

Jim


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