RE: Globe: Celts want Chris Carr

[OzerskyJA <OzerskyJA@cmog.org>]

I've read that the key to getting Carr is offering
him a longterm contract.  The Hornets want him,
but only at the one-year $1 milion exception.  I
guess he's better than Klack, so let's hope that
Ricky can be at his oily best when wooing Carr.
Klack must really feel on the outs, but I guess they
aren't crazy about him as a player.  He seems to be
the 2 of last resort.  This doesn't sound like a trade
is brewing...

Josh Ozersky	
Marketing Communications Specialist 
Corning Museum of Glass

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Josh Farber [SMTP:nbaj2k@home.com]
> Sent:	Friday, August 18, 2000 9:39 AM
> To:	celtics@igtc.com
> Subject:	Globe: Celts want Chris Carr
> 
> So what does anyone think about this?  Well, he's young, but experienced,
> athletic player that would fit right into Pitino's plans, and I think he'd
> be a great fit for the team even though he has a low FG% (barely 40%)
> 
> I also realize that he was playing on the Bulls so although he averaged
> 9.3
> pts a game, he was playing on a team that was getting blown out half the
> time.
> 
> He averaged 20.5 minutes per game and would be agreat fit for our second
> unit I believe.
> 
> I'm not sure if we could get him though, with the other teams competing
> for
> him, but then again maybe he'll pull a Wahad put the C's at the top of the
> list.
> 
> But hopefully unlike Wahad, we'll get him to play for us!
> 
> Read the article.
> 
> Josh F
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> Celtics shop for new Carr
> Pitino in need of some insurance
> 
> By Shira Springer, Globe Staff, 8/18/2000
> 
> 
> Efforts to improve the Celtics did not stop with the official announcement
> of a nine-player, four-team trade Wednesday. The Boston brass has always
> been interested in adding an athletic shooting guard. Chris Carr emerged
> as
> the leading candidate for the position, though the team recently
> auditioned
> Chris Robinson and Brandon Williams.
> 
> 
> ''I'd like to get another scorer in case Paul [Pierce] gets hurt with a
> mild
> ankle injury,'' said Celtics president and coach Rick Pitino. ''He's had
> two
> ankle injuries the past two years. We'd like to see Chris Carr in a Celtic
> uniform. We're after him like other teams are after him. He's being
> heavily
> recruited by five other teams. We don't have a timetable. It's the
> player's.''
> 
> 
> Last season, free agent Carr, 26, started with Golden State and finished
> with Chicago. Carr, who went to Southern Illinois, averaged 9.3 points per
> game, 1.5 assists, and 2.3 rebounds in 57 games. He shot 39.5 percent (196
> for 496) from the field.
> 
> 
> Over a five-year NBA career, the 6-foot-6-inch, 220-pounder averaged 6.9
> points per game, 1.1 assists, and 2.3 rebounds. His career field goal
> percentage stands at 41.3 percent.
> 
>