Re: Fwd: Odom back to school

[Way Of The Ray <wayray@ix.netcom.com>]

> Subject: Odom back to school
> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 13:55:08 -0400
> From: Ellie Cutler <ellie@oreilly.com>
> To: celtics@igtc.com
> 
> Good for Lamar Odom and a big Ha Ha to Jerry Krause. I imagine he'll take
> Francis now, or maybe trade Francis for a few other picks and take Maggette
> and Jason Terry.

I think he was taking Francis any ways, and I expect Odom's bid
for reinstatement at URI to fail, and for him to  be back in
the draft.

> 
> Watching Tim Duncan makes me weep.

People need to get beyond this.  What happened, happened,.  Drafting
Chauncy and trading him for Kenny Anderson may have been just as
big as a setback. 

> 
> Phil J will take the Lakers to the conference finals, where they would do
> better against the Robinson/Duncan if they had O'Neal/Campbell or
> O'Neal/Battie than O'Neal/Knight or Horry or whoever else passes for poward
> forwards in LA these days.  Perhaps he will try Rodman, or resurrect
> the JR Reid who played so well for the Hornets before the trade.

Peter Vecsey is jocking Pippen and Oakley to the Lakers.  In which case,
they'll beat the Spurs next season.

> I'm thrilled with Antoine's commitment to keeping in shape and working on
> his shot. Rather than being pissed off about how the fans treated him, he
> wants to get better.  Good for him!


We'll have to wait until the end results before rejoicing.
 
> With Odom likely heading back to URI, the Grizzlies may be more likely to
> part with their #2. They were assuming they would get Steve Francis, a
> player several other teams covet. Now that it might be Brand or Baron
> Davis, their pick is worth less. They still need a 2G, although they might
> not want Mercer since he's not a 3-pt shooter, and they already have one of
> those in Filipe Lopez. They're more likely looking for frontcourt help.

Brand makes more sense than a confused Odom who plays the the same
position
as Shareef.  The same goes for Baron Davis who duplicates Bibby.  You
could
very well see a trade for a veteran PF or shooting guard here.
 
> Jersey Red is way over my head - we might make a ton of big changes!!!
> then again we might do nothing!!! It really is true that some of the Cs list
> writers know more and write better than some of the sportswriters
> (including the terrible and boring Peter May).
> 
> So who's it going to be at #55? Will Vonteego Cummings be available? How
> about Rickey Moore? Are we even getting that pick for certain? I'm making
> the pick for the Usenet Mock Draft, and welcome your input.  Herren won't
> still be on the board at #55 or he'd be the no-brainer.  If we trade up, I
> want

Vonteego Cummings may be a top twenty pick along with Chris Herren.
I heard some rumors about a possible Clippers/Cavs deal where they
get Lorezen Wright and the 4th pick for Brevin Knight and the Cav's
choices.  But I wouldn't bet the house on this rumor.  Numbers 8, 37,
and 55 are all still uncertain, but I think Sunday is the deadline
for teams to declare their intentions.
Ray

> Andre Miller or Ron Artest.  And if we trade, period, I'd like Lorenzen
> Wright
> or Rasheed Wallace (they won't give up Grant).  If Indiana would give up
> Al Harrington to go along with Dale Davis, I'd do that in a heartbeat.
> 
> Indy in the playoffs:  How can someone 7'4" miss a shot? Or not get every
> rebound?  I look up at the basket and imagine being two feet taller and man
> I'd eat that basket for breakfast, lunch, and dinner!
> 
> Go Spurs!
> 
> --Ellie