Re: thinking about Ron

[Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>]

I don't know.  Why would any team trade for a free
agent?  Plus, Ron might have a bad season.  The main
reason to trade is to GUARANTEE the playoffs, with
help from some veteran.  I would be happy if Ron and
Tony stayed, certainly, because I am such a big
believer in Tony as a power forward, and Antoine at
three gives you a big advantage in rebounding at that
position.  Pitino has already addressed this need, but
it sure looks like we can't count on Popeye.  Amazing
as it is to think, help might come from Pervis
Ellison, a shot-blocker and rebounder off the bench,
or maybe from a Terry Cummings/Herb Williams/Frank
Brickowski type guy.  We have all our main talent. 
What we need now is chemistry and key contributions. 
On the whole, for all his limitations, it would be a
shame to lose Ron, with his great size and speed and
shot, for a 4 who's not that big an upgrade over Tony.
 The more I think about this, the more wary I am of a
trade.  Of course, Master P might force the issue.


--- Warwick Janetzki <giants@eisa.net.au> wrote:
> Hey guys,
> 
> I dont think that Mercer will be traded, at least
> for now.....
> 
> We wouldn't get full value for him at the moment and
> wont until he
> becomes a free agent. After thinking about it, I
> fully expect Ron to
> stay a Celtic until he becomes a free-agent in which
> time the C's and RP
> will have to either re-sign him for good or
> sign-and-trade him.
> 
> It makes sense for Ron this way because he will
> purely get more dollars.
> Its also good for the Celts because it will give
> them a full 82 game
> season and full pre-season camp(s) to see if they
> can click together. I
> also agree with Gil on his view on Popeye, a cut and
> paste quote from
> his mail "I would also want to see if Popeye stil
> has  something to
> offer.  I really like his game especially, his
> Dallas days.  If  not,
> trade him in the middle of the season."
> 
> That leaves us with with these players as
> certainties to be a Celtic
> next season.
> 
> Center - Vitaly Potapenko
> Forward - Antoine Walker
> Forward - Paul Pierce
> Guard - Ron Mercer
> Guard - Dana Barros
> Forward / Center - Tony Battie
> Forward - Walter McCarty
> Forward - Popeye Jones
> Forward / Guard - Greg Minor
> Guard - Damon Jones
> 
> I expect Boston to sign-and-trade Bruce Bowen to
> Miami for someone such
> as Dan Majerle.
> I dont expect Eric Riley or Dwayne Schnitzius to be
> re-signed.
> I expect the Celts to do something similar to what
> the Minnesota
> Timberwolves did with Michael Williams - they traded
> him, their draft
> pick in 99 or 00 and the draft rights to Zelkjo
> Rebraca  for Bobby
> Jackson and Dean Garrett and the better of the two
> 99 1st round picks
> that Denver owns.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> Warwick
> 
> 

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