Re: Globe on Fortson Trade

["Michael A. DiZio" <mustang@gis.net>]

>>CELTICS NOTEBOOK
>>by Peter May
>>
>>This should not come as any great shocker, but the Celtics are making it
>>known, loud and clear according to one league source, that Danny Fortson
>>is available. It  makes sense for at least three reasons. Fortson hasn't
>>made anyone forget Ron Mercer, his contract is up at the end of the year
>>and there's no telling how much it might take to re-sign him.
>
>      I've been generally supportive of Pitino's moves but maybe my fellow
>listers' can enlighten me on this one. Isn't it too soon to finish
>evaluating a player whose return from a stress fracture has been maybe a
>month? Did Pitino have this in mind when he made the Mercer deal? Are we so
>loaded with stud rebounder types that we can so swiftly dump him? We will
>probably end up dumping him for little return. Can't Fortson adjust his
>game eventually to avoid fouling so much? I think he can. The refs are
>keying on his rep and are in their "he's just back lets call it on him"
>mode .He seems to be pretty surehanded under the basket and he goes up
>strong and comes down with the ball in a crowd. What am I not seeing? Or is
>it just the money? I just love guys who live to rebound and I don't like
>what I'm hearing.
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>                                          Michael A. DiZio
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