RE: props to Team Pitino

["Michael Griffin" <mgriffin@rillc.com>]

Isn't the cap relief a wash since Barros' contract would have expired at the
end of the next season also (for approximately the same amount)?  Basically,
Fortson and Barros for a 1st rounder and Pack (I agree Hod Rod Williams
would look to be replacing Ellison as a non-factor (has he even played in
the last year or two?).

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-celtics@igtc.com [mailto:owner-celtics@igtc.com]On Behalf Of
> OzerskyJA
> Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 12:18 PM
> To: 'celtics@igtc.com'
> Cc: 'sptguy33@aol.com'
> Subject: props to Team Pitino
>
>
> I think even hardened Pitino-haters have to hand it to Pitino/Wallace for
> this one.  They
> outlasted everyone, showed superb patience, and got three valuable assets
> for a player
> everyone -- including a very assured Bill Simmons -- thought we would lose
> for nothing.
> These assets are:  1)  a very gifted point guard, who when healthy, could
> probably compete
> with Kenny Anderson for the starters job; 2) 6 million in cap relief next
> year, when Pack and
> Hot Rod's contracts are up; and 3) a first round pick in what is projected
> as one of the deepest
> drafts ever.  That makes three picks we'll have in that draft, all gifted
> young players who will be
> locked up for small money for five years.  Pitino could have had Marshall
> (and his mammoth
> contract) and pretended that he wanted him in order to make this deal
> happen.  Great job by
> the Celtics.
>
> Josh Ozersky
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