Re: Holy Sh-t!

[Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>]

Don't believe everything you read.  No way does Pitino trade his best
defender and a talent like Battie for Rogers unless somebody else is
involved.  If this is from Jackie McMullan, it's doubly dubious.  





---peter delevett  wrote:
>
> Here's what Sports Illustrated is reporting:
> 
> "Clippers veteran Rodney Rogers told the team he will not re-sign
when he
> becomes a free
>                         agent this summer, so the Clippers talked to
the
> Celtics about a Dana Barros -for-Rogers swap
>                         before settling on forwards Tony Battie and
Bruce
> Bowen , but the league informed them
>                         that the trade could not go through, because
a player
> who has been acquired within the past 60
>                         days (Battie) can't be packaged in another
deal ."
> 
> What do people think about this?? I have a hard time seeing Rodney
Rogers
> fitting in with us. He's a classic tweener, not big or beefy enough
to play
> full-time PF (career average of just 4.5 rpg in 27 minutes).  I'd be
happy to
> be rid of Dana's salary but don't think we should part with him
unless we have
> another outside shooter and backup PG to replace him (and I don't
mean Marlon
> Garnett). And I would HATE to lose Bowen, who to me seems like the
second
> coming of Michael Cooper. What is Pitino thinking about here?
> 
> 

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