why did the C's misread the market?

[Mark Estepp <EsteppJM@appstate.edu>]

Celtics have little to show for offseason deals 
AUGUST 17, 2000 Print it
http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/teams/celtics/

Pitino has made many bad trades, but this one may top them
all. They 
will tout the draft pick as justification, but the bottom line is that
Fortson never should have come to Boston because Mercer never should
have left. The Celtics misread the marketplace in both
instances.
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I have seen this mentioned a couple of times.  In what way did the
C's misread the market? It appears to me that the players (particularly
Mercer) did.

J. Mark Estepp

Chair, Department of Technology

Appalachian State University

esteppjm@appstate.edu

http://www.acs.appstate.edu/dept/tech/