Re: Please don't make trade/playoffs

["R. Bentz Kirby" <bocelts@usit.net>]

I second that motion.  We need to keep these three and then go for
lottery.  But, they will probably screw up and win just enough to get in
at NO. 8 or something.

Todd Crane wrote:
> 
> Here is a plea to Coach P:  Please do not make any trade before the
> deadline or make a serious run at the playoffs.  We need the lottery
> pick.  The C's have a great trio in Walker, Pierce, and Mercer and I
> don't want to see it broken up for the sake of getting a big man for a
> team that will lose in the first round of the playoffs (at best).
> Having a top 10 pick in hand next off season would be a huge bargaining
> chip for wheeling and dealing for a big man.  This may not be a popular
> opinion, but I would rather be in the lottery than be the 8th seed in
> the playoffs.  Losing a five game series in the first round of the
> playoffs does absolutely nothing for your franchise.  The C's are just a
> big man away from being a SERIOUS playoff team so lets get Pierce some
> NBA experience, Ron Mercer some confidence, and Walker some free throw
> practice this season, get our big man next off season and make a go of
> it next year.
> 
> This is not the year folks and we all need to accept it.  Don't read the
> newspapers after a win.  This Celtic team is not experienced enough, or
> big enough to be anything other than an also ran.
> 
> Todd

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