Help me!

["Berry, Mark S" <berrym@BATTELLE.ORG>]

I'm sick. This trade deadline has me obsessed. I latch onto each rumor and
pore through stats to see if there's anything about (The Next Stiff Who Soon
Will Occupy Time On Our Bench With The Other Stiffs) that should excite me.
Tractor Traylor? Like it. Robert Horry? No! Danny Manning? Not without a
pick. Kurt Thomas, Chris Childs and all the other Knicks garbage? Nooooo!

It's exhausting. Is there a rehab center for this?

Mark 

P.S. I do like the Tractor Traylor suggestion. Living in Ohio and a big OSU
fan, I saw Traylor play a lot at Michigan. His senior season he was a real
terror. If it happens, you'll hear the "we traded one big, short PF for
another big, short PF" but Traylor is no Danny Fortson. The guy I remember
had really nimble, quick feet and great hands. He's also a legit 6-9, not
6-6 like Fortson. He was in the Pierce draft and I remember really hoping he
would fall into the Celtics' laps. Anyway, he fell into George Karl's
doghouse and hasn't been able to get out (something Karl is notorious for
with big guys). The only big man Karl ever appreciated was Shawn Kemp, which
is one reason his teams always flame out in the playoffs. That run and gun
stuff plays OK in the regular season, but you better be able to bang when
the playoffs start. My point is, I think Traylor is better than he's shown
(or has been given the chance to show) and an upgrade over Fortson (Sean
Marks may have been an upgrade over Fortson). This one gets my stamp of
approval.