RE: 6th man

["Odegaard, Greg M." <GMOdegaa@RMC.com>]

Now egos are a big thing, and Mercer to a large degree remains an unknown
with respect to his personality, but who else could accept the role of 6th
man for a RP coached championship team, than a player he hand picked from HS
through to the pros, without the apparent baggage of an inflated ego?  To
win it all we need to upgrade at the PG and probably at the PF, but we will
also need a near All-star scorer to come off the bench as a pure 6th man or
to spell in case of an injury.  McCarty isn't that guy, and Bowen/Minor
aren't overall of the same caliber, and Barros definitely has limitations,
so why not Mercer.  To win it all takes a lot of things and while spending
serious coin at the other bench roles why not as well in the pure 6th man
role.

Accept Mercer as this man, and somehow put the PG position to rest and the
rest is truly history. You gotta believe,
Greg

-----Original Message-----
From: Douglas342@aol.com [mailto:Douglas342@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, May 03, 1999 3:48 PM
To: celtics@igtc.com
Subject: 6th man


    All this discussion about bringing Mercer off the bench hearkens back to

teh quote from Kevin McHale that someone (maybe me) posted a couple of
months 
back.  He said that winning isn't top priority among today's players, bur 
ranks somewhere behind minutes played, shots taken, and ad contracts 
obtained.  A "true Celtic" would be happy to be sixth man extraordinaire if 
it meant winning games.  Mr. Mercer...?
    (Of course, most veteran players would feel the same way.  Ask Bill 
Walton, Clyde Lovellette or Bailey Howell!  Ask Terry Porter.)