Re: Trade questions

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

Mean Gene,
Being there West of the Pecos in the Lonestar State, you're not
privy to the psyche of the New England sports fan. If Pitino fails
to have the Green team make the playoffs, he's a fraud and failure in
the eyes of Celtics nation. He's run off his mouth so much about the
team being in the playoffs - telling it at golf tournaments,
motivational
speeches, fan get-togethers, to the media - that it's set in stone.  
There's no way out for Little Ricky now.  It's either fight or flee, 
do kha-kha or get off the pot.


On Battie - if they don't sign him to an extension soon, then
they can't get a contract done until after August 1st of next
year, in which case, he'll be a free agent.  This route is
fraught with peril, as Battie could pull a Shandon Anderson,
or maybe he'll be so pissed off at the team for not extending him or
starting him, that he'll leave....
Ray   

> Subject: Trade questions
> Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 13:22:27 -0600
> From: "Gene Kirkpatrick" <gkir@tjc.tyler.cc.tx.us>
> To: celtics@igtc.com
> 
> What is the evidence of Pitino's desperation?  I don't get any local
> insights or inside dope, so there may be a level of mania exhibited by
> our coach that misses the major, national stories.
> 
> There are few thirty something players I would trade our youth for;
> actually, none I can think of.  But I do agree with Ray on one thing:
> I don't think the brass is sky high on Battie, yet.  He needs this
> full year to develop solid skills.  I do like his potential and hope
> it can mature this year.  Cheers to all.
> 
> Gene