Re: props to Team Pitino

["John Sermini" <jsermini@home.com>]

I will be happy if the trade is approved, I feel that it gives us some room
to make some moves next year. But the lineup that you mention  below is very
bad. I love Pierce, but the rest of the team would be very weak. Bonzi is
OK. The only way that lineup would benefit is if it opens up more salary cap
space to make deals in the future, while giving us a high lottery pick next
year (we would have a high lottery pick with that lineup). The only way that
roster would work is if you put O'Neil at Center, and he steps his game up
dramatically, and it is possible.... Just my opinion. No offense intended.

John



----- Original Message -----
From: OzerskyJA <OzerskyJA@cmog.org>
To: 'Berry, Mark S' <berrym@BATTELLE.ORG>
Cc: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 1:41 PM
Subject: RE: props to Team Pitino


> I have a feeling about it too, but I suspect that it hinges on what
> Chicago does.  And maybe it is wishful thinking, but I don't think
> Pierce is the guy; I think this is our chance to move Antoine.  Imagine
> having Wells at 2 and Pierce at 3, and Moiso and Battie platooning at
> 4, and Vitaly/Blount/Williams manning the five spot with 18 fouls. Then
> we get a good big point in next year's draft. And that's the plan!
>
> Josh Ozersky
> Marketing Communications Specialist
> Corning Museum of Glass
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Berry, Mark  S [SMTP:berrym@BATTELLE.ORG]
> > Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 4:36 PM
> > To: 'ozerskyja@cmog.org'
> > Subject: RE: props to Team Pitino
> >
> > I'm with you, Josh. This is as good as anyone could have expected for
> > Fortson, who I really believed would walk for nothing. Pack can
> > contribute,
> > and with he and Randy Brown, we have some alternatives to Kenny (oh, how
I
> > wish he would be traded). They come off the cap next year, and the Celts
> > still get a first-rounder. It all sounds pretty good to me.
> >
> > Do you expect anything to come from this talk about a Portland trade?
> > Personally, I think there's something there. The moves so far this
summer
> > have been nice, but nothing that is going to radically change this
team's
> > fortunes. This Pierce/Vitaly for O'Neal/Wells deal has a chance,
although
> > other players would have to be included. I know most would hate to see
> > Pierce go, and see it as overpaying for "a couple of benchwarmers," but
if
> > you reverse Pierce and Wells' roles and minutes, I think their numbers
> > would
> > be pretty comparable. And O'Neal would be a vast improvement over
Vitaly.
> > I
> > don't know, but I have a feeling about this one.
> >
> > Mark
>