RE: BSG On Possible Pitino/Mercer Hijinks

[OzerskyJA <OzerskyJA@cmog.org>]

This is probably the dumbest thing I've yet heard
about the Mercer affair.  BSG is a great fan and a
funny columnist, but his analysis today is strictly from 
hunger.

Josh Ozersky	
Marketing Communications Specialist 
Corning Museum of Glass

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Way Of The Ray [SMTP:wayray@ix.netcom.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, July 19, 2000 12:22 PM
> To:	Celtics
> Subject:	BSG On Possible Pitino/Mercer Hijinks
> 
> The BSG guy is in rare form today with an excellent
> critique and this devious speculation:
> 
> -- Story on the Nets' pursuit of Ron Mercer includes this tidbit:
> "Boston Coach Rick Pitino, who recruited Mercer at Kentucky and traded
> him last season, is still very close to Mercer and said he plans to
> visit Mercer on Thursday at his home in Nashville to discuss the
> player's future, and not necessarily in Boston. 'Ron has a lot of
> loyalty to me and to Boston," Pitino said. 'But right now I'd have to
> say Chicago and Miami are the front-runners.'"
> 
> BSG continues:
> (If the Celts re-signed Mercer for cheap money, it would ALMOST make you
> wonder if that was that master plan last year -- when they traded him
> for Fortson and a #1. Supposedly Pitino and Mercer are pretty close. An
> interesting theory. Maybe they have a back room deal ready for him --
> take the exception this year and we'll take care of you next year. Maybe
> they had it all along. Hmmmm...)
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