RE: Trade

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

Why would anyone think this was a negative trade?  A #1, even if it's the
last pick of the round, is better than nothing.  Pack and Williams are
irrelevant because they come of the cap next year.  If Pack plays for us,
that's gravy.  If not, no big deal - the roster is full anyway.

I, for one, wouldn't want Marshall's contract.  He would not have a position
here anyway and we already have enough poor shooters.

A 1st round pick may help us move up next year and get Curry at the best,
and at the worst, you take a high-schooler like the guy Utah selected this
year.

And this is negative.  If someone put all the names of the players that were
moved on this list in front of me and told me I could have my pick, I'd take
any player whose salary was up at the end of the year but my very first
choice would be to get a 1st round pick.

That's my take, this was a good trade for Rick.  We would have gotten
long-term unmovable contracts in the form of a Marshall or a Childs.  You'd
rather have that or keep Fortson for $6/year for 7 years?  I say no thanks
and this outcome was better than anything I expected so I give this trade
two big thumbs up.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-celtics@igtc.com [mailto:owner-celtics@igtc.com]On Behalf Of
> Gary Alter
> Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 5:57 PM
> To: Celtics@igtc.com
> Subject: Trade
>
>
> Let's see now, the Warriors get a double double player, Utah
> get's a double double player, Dallas get's a starting point
> guard, The Celts get a player who has missed 60% of the season
> with injuries for the last few years and a player who makes
> Pervis look good and a late #1 pick which you know they won't
> keep because old RP and Thanks Dad won't want to pay 3 first
> round guaranteed contracts. Oh yeah, there's that 3 million
> dollars too. I think the other GM around the league start
> salivating when they think about negotiating with the Rickster.
> Getting nothing for Fortson would have been better, at least it
> would have gotten us closer to getting under the cap. It's time
> to take off the Pollyana glasses. "Gee, if Battie can be
> consistant, wow, if Walker gets in shape, if Pack can only get
> healthy, golly, if Kenny starts to pass more and I know if we try
> a little harder that that pressing defense will start to work and
> of course Rick has a blockbuster trade up his sleeve that wi!
> ll just turn things around." Until the Celtics have an ownership
> that is willing to put money where it belongs and a coach that
> knows how to coach in the NBA as it is today, the fans will be
> surviving on fantasy in hopes the Celts can again become champions.
>
> Gary
>