RE: Vote on Fortson

["Niles, Shawn" <SNiles@vanderweil.com>]

Excellent point, Alex. People always forget about that number 1 pick as well
as the fact that the C's could not pay Mercer what he wanted. It was either
trade him and get something or let him become a free agent and get nothing.
Another brilliant Pitino move that nobody gives him credit for.

Shawn Niles
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(617)956-4281
Sniles@Vanderweil.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Wang [mailto:awang@mit.edu]
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 2:30 PM
To: Roy Enrile; celtics@igtc.com
Subject: Re: Vote on Fortson 


> That's pretty funny, but also depressing, Mercer is a better player,
> with more upside than Fortson, EW, Calbert, or Griffin.

Some pretty unfair comparisons here. Is Mercer willing to sign with
the Celtics for the $2M exception (Cheaney) or the minimum (Griffin)?
And I think both Denver and Boston acknowledged that Mercer is more
valuable than Fortson - that is why a Denver first round pick was
included. And as a complementary player to Walker and Pierce, I'd
rather have Griffin than Mercer, despite his talent. The chemistry
just wasn't there.


> On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Jaime Salud Castillo, Jr. wrote:
> 
> > 1 - maybe to the Denver Nuggets for a guy named Mercer...hehehehe
>