Re: Fwd: big (non-celtics) trade going down

[Way Of The Ray <wayray@ix.netcom.com>]

> I'll pitch this: Vitaly, Kenny and a pick for
> Houston?

Maybe in another draft year.  Knowing Pitino, two seconds
after he issued his comments about hoarding draft choices, he
was already planning to trade them in such as deal as you've
proposed, but I kind of like the idea
of the Celtics having two nice lottery picks this year and coming out
of the draft with a legitimate center and a young point guard.

And the problem with your trade scenario is that you would
thoroughly weaken the Celtics at center and point guard.
Brown and Pack are brittle, with the best thing for the Celtics
to do, in the case of Pack is showcasing him during training
camp and moving him out before he reinjures himself. Battie
and Blount are questionable at center, though
I still hold some hope that Blount could emerge with time
into being a decent center - You never know with young
big men.

I don't mind the C's trading Vitaly - in fact, I encourage it - but
for another first round pick and expiring cap crap.  Really hoard
the draft choices, I say, and reduce long term contracts.

The problem with your trade is that means the C's have to
go out and acquire a starting center and point guard, and have
just given one of their draft choices that allows them to do such.

Now, if you're talking about a post-2001 draft pick in the deal,
or a lottery protected pick, forget what I just babbled and make
the trade.
Ray

> --- "Berry, Mark  S" <berrym@BATTELLE.ORG> wrote:
>
> > Subject: big (non-celtics) trade going down
>
> > NBATalk (OK, OK so the source isn't exactly
> > Edward R. Murrow) says the
> > Knicks will trade Ewing to Seattle and get back
> > Vin Baker and Glen Rice in a
> > blockbuster 4-way.
> >
> > It goes something like this:
> >
> > NYK get: Baker, Rice
> > Seattle gets: Ewing (plus Mo Taylor will sign
> > there)
> > Lakers get: Christian Laettner
> > Detroit gets: A bunch of short-contract cap
> > filler and first-rounders from
> > NY and LA
> >
> > OK, if this happens, it's interesting for a few
> > reasons: 1. It drastically
> > changes NY. I didn't say it makes them better,
> > because that depends on what
> > has to be coming next-a trade of Houston or
> > Sprewell. We'll see what the
> > Knicks get in return for one of those guys. The
> > Knicks suddenly seem like a
> > really unbalanced team, but one with a lot of
> > talent. If they make the right
> > moves, look out. 2. The Lakers get a power
> > forward, but he isn't exactly
> > what they hoped. Laettner is a decent player,
> > but he's not a great defender
> > or rebounder, so you have to wonder what he
> > brings that Robert Horry
> > doesn't. Nothing but size and a bad attitude,
> > in my opinion. 3. Finally,
> > Detroit is puzzling. They take on Chucky Atkins
> > and Ben Wallace in the Hill
> > sign-and-trade, then seem to be in
> > salary-dumping mode here. I don't kwow
> > which direction they're going, but they seem to
> > be sinking fast.
> >
> > I'll pitch this: Vitaly, Kenny and a pick for
> > Houston?
> >
> > Mark
> >