The Proverbial Bad Penny

[Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>]

I have serious reservations about this trade.  For one
thing, I still think Kenny Anderson can be the uptempo
point guard we need, in spite of everything we saw
this season.  And I think that ron can get us the
veteran inside help we need, as well as the money to
keep Tony.  And I think that Penny is an unmistakably
spoiled, selfish, vain and immature star who would be
a disaster on a team predicated on selfless play,
passing, defense, and LISTENING TO THE COACH.  Why
would Pitino think he could handle Penny after what
Chuck Daly just went through?  This could ruin the
whole program.  Penny is a coachkiller.  We have our
designated scorer.  If we're going to trade Kenny and
Ron for somebody, I'd rather have Jason Kidd or Gary
Payton or even Stephon Marbury.  I have a real bad
feeling about this.  Richie's Auto Body vouching for
Penny weighs but little with me.

--- Josh Farber <joshfarber@home.com> wrote:
> Jim Baker wrote a Penny article discussing the trade
> that Peter Vecsey reported last night.
> 
> Celts eye Penny
> by Jim Baker 
> Monday, May 31, 1999 
> 
> 
> 
> Might the Celtics land Penny Hardaway in a trade
> with Orlando for Ron Mercer and Kenny Anderson? 
> 
> NBC studio analyst Peter Vecsey raised the issue
> during last night's Knicks-Pacers Eastern Conference
> final opener, indicating the C's may be ready to
> deal two stars for Hardaway. 
> 
> 
> Vecsey said he talked with Magic GM John Gabriel,
> who indicated he'll have a ``brutally frank''
> conversation with Hardaway soon about his future. 
> 
> 
> Hardaway has an escape clause and four years left on
> his $40 million contract, Vecsey said. 
> 
> 
> ``They might just say to each other, `Hey, it's time
> to go.' But, of course, the Magic would love to get
> compensation and sources tell me the Celtics are
> thinking very seriously of offering Mercer and
> Anderson for Penny,'' Vecsey said. 
> 
> 
> Studio host Hannah Storm pointed out the Celtics
> would still need a point guard because Hardaway had
> made it ``immensely clear'' that he's going to play
> off-guard. 
> 
> 
> Vecsey responded: ``They (the Celtics) have $2
> million to go out and get a substitute point guard
> (for Anderson). It would have to be a starting point
> guard and it's going to be very difficult to find
> that guy.'' 
> 
> 

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