Re: Finding a new "big three"

[Dan Forant <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>]

A successful team needs at least 3 starters that can control offense and
defense. The bench has to have obviously 2-3 players that can hold the fort
down when the coach substitutes. I don't think we can reach the mountain
top with Pots unless we get a power forward that is solid in that position.
Pots will help us get respectable in the meantime. This next drafting and
trading season should help us tremendously. 

At 08:19 AM 1/31/00 -0500, you wrote:
>John wrote:
>I am not sure Walker, Pierce & Mercer could have peacefully coexisted.
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>I think John is correct.  If a team needs a "big three" to win, at least 
>one of those 3 needs to be an unselfish defensive player (hopefully a 
>rebounder/shootblocker), with no desire to shoot the big shots.  Does that 
>sound like Walker, Pierce, or Mercer?!?  Of course not, it sounds like the 
>Chief.
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>I think trading Mercer was the right thing to do for a couple of reasons:
>- It was either him or Walker, and Walker has more potential (which sadly 
>seems worth more in today's NBA than performance does) and was already
signed.
>- His agents (former agent) contract demands were seemingly ridiculous for 
>a two guard who has not shown any signs of being a rebounder or defensive 
>stopper. Guards who can get you 20 points a night are a dime a dozen in the 
>CBA (that is what Cousy said when the Celtics gave Barros his contract)
>
>What they got in return for Mercer remains to be seen, and probably won't 
>be known until the draft pick is made.
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