RE: Part I: Things Aren't Going Well In Celtic Nation At The Moment

[OzerskyJA <OzerskyJA@cmog.org>]

I don't think the three way is dead.  You can't go by 
what anyone says this week.  It's all tactics.  Sterling
won't do a deal without getting money in it if he can;
I believe this will go through if the players agree to it
and nobody physically strangles the Clipper owner.

Josh Ozersky	
Marketing Communications Specialist 
Corning Museum of Glass

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Way Of The Ray [SMTP:wayray@ix.netcom.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, July 26, 2000 1:22 PM
> To:	Celtics; Alessandro Celtics-Fan
> Subject:	Part I: Things Aren't Going Well In Celtic Nation At The
> Moment
> 
> Fortson for Vinny Del Negro - yikes.  The Clippers killing the 3 - Way
> deal. Mo Taylor saying he will sign with the Magic, depriving the C's of
> 
> a more lucrative trade for Fortson. Mercer off to Chicago.
> 
> Things aren't going well in Celtic Nation at the moment.  I was
> especially distressed in reading about the proposed Golden State
> 3-way trade:
> 
> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/07/
> 26/SP105584.DTL
> 
> That would have the Celtics ending up with the fossilized Vinny
> Del Negro. Geez. How low have things sunk.  Here, the Celtics would
> be giving the Warriors, their starting power forward, and receiving a
> third string guard. Talk about an equitable return.
> 
> And I was looking forward to seeing Chris Herren with the Celtics,
> and felt by mid season with minutes and improvement, he'd be giving
> Kenny Anderson a run for the starting job. But that was not to be.
> 
> I had hoped, that Orlando was Fortson's final destination, as they
> had trade exceptions and draft choices to warm even the cockles
> of Pitino's cold heart, but that evil Mo Taylor snuck in, and now claims
> 
> that he wants to sign with the Magic.
> 
> Mercer.  We had good vibes earlier, that he might take the Celtics
> exception, and be reunited with Pierce and Walker, but that was before
> the Bulls got dissed by every Big Time free agent and suddenly Ron
> appeared so be wonderous in their eyes.
> 
> Is There Any Hope?
> 
> Yes there is actually, but that's in Part II.
> 
> Ray