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I wonder if it's Pitino/Antoine that Mercer doesn't like. Maybe he wants a
new view altogether. Who really knows?

The funny thing is that no one has interviewed Mercer yet to find out what
HE wants.

Theresa

>I had not seen hide nor hair of this reported in any other
>media, but considering the same thing happened to Pierce,
>the report seems believeable.  It is possible, the more
>sensitive members of the Celtics, could be benumbed and
>bothered by Pitino's coaching methods.  Especially
>somehow whom had been subjected to Il Duce's harangues
>for an extended period of time.
>
>I'm all in favor of trading Mercer.  Now, it may
>be a necessity to deal him, while the team still
>possesses some leverage in the situation.
>Ray
>
>
>> Subject: Has anyone heard about this incident?
>> Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 09:55:09 -0400
>> From: "Thomas Murphy" <tfmiii@worldnet.att.net>
>> To: "Celtic list" <celtics@igtc.com>
>>
>> I just saw this item in an article by "Boston sports guy"
>> http://home.digitalcity.com/boston/sportsguy/main.dci?page=sg060399
>> and was wondering if any of you had heard anything about it before. This is
>> the first I've heard of it.
>>
>> >>
>> * Out of anyone on the team, Mercer seemed the most unhappy last season,
>> especially as the losses mounted. Insiders claim he's tiring of Pitino's
>> act after four years (two at Kentucky, two in Boston); some say Mercer has
>> never forgiven Pitino for upbraiding him for poor play on a team flight in
>> front of his teammates (it happened after a game in Phoenix during Mercer's
>> rookie season -- apparently, the coach was so harsh that Mercer almost
>> broke into tears).<<
>>
>> And BTW, FWIW if the Knicks were robbed in game two, then game three was
>> "payback" because that 4-point 'continuation' was absolutely the worst call
>> I've seen since Hue Hollins whistled Pippen during MJ's (first) retirement.
>>
>> Best wishes
>>
>> -Tom Murphy