Re: Mercer and Battie for Michael Finley

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

Come on, another small forward/shooting guard type.
What the C's need is a legitimate Hall of Famer.
Gee was right. Can we really be sure of how good Walker and Mercer
are going to be?  They regressed this
season - A byproduct of the shortened schedule?
Is it, or did teams adjust to their games?
Iverson and Ratliff didn't seem to be affected 
by this abberational season.  Their games improved.
As did other players.

Give me a legitimate superstar and I'll feel a lot better 
about the C's chances of competing for a title.  I'm quite
unsure whether Walker or Mercer will ever reach that
plateau.  Pierce maybe, if he keeps improving....
Ray


> Subject: Mercer and Battie for Michael Finley
> Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 10:58:58 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>
> To: Jim Meninno <jim_meninno@hotmail.com>, celtics@igtc.com
> 
> I love Tony, and feel we need him much more than Ron
> Mercer, but I would make this trade in a heartbeat.
> Finley is the most underrated talent in the entire
> NBA.  Pippin would be a great pickup too, if we could
> load in several number one picks/cash.  But I just
> hope that short of those guys, Battie stays.  I love
> his game and we absolutely need a fast legitimate shot
> blocker on the floor.
> 
> --- Jim Meninno  wrote:
> > Well, Pitino had his decision with Walker made for
> > him when the CBA set his
> > price.  His hand wringing was over a $100 million
> > contract.  The Cleveland
> > example is a decent one, but you yourself point out
> > they've only got two
> > maximum contracts.  Something a little more than
> > Person got for Mercer would
> > be fine by me.  Right now Person's the better
> > player.  On top of that,
> > Cleveland did have to let Potapenko go for just this
> > reason, so don't tell
> > me it's all posturing. The negotiations for Mercer
> > and Battie this summer,
> > and Pierce in a couple of years will determine the
> > shape of this club for
> > years to come.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > PS Sign and trades are fine, but you have to be
> > willing to take back as much
> > salary as you give out, unless you are dealing with
> > the handful of teams
> > which are under the cap.
> >
> > >From: Michael Gooen <callmebogie@yahoo.com>
> > >
> > >How can anyone take Pitino's mutterings about
> > Mercer and Battie
> > >seriously?  Perhaps no one remembers last year when
> > Pitino was
> > >wringing his hands over Walker's anticipated
> > contractual demands -- and
> > >then gleefully signed him to the maximum deal as
> > soon as he could.
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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