Re: Possible 4 Way trade Now

["Josh Farber" <nbaj2k@home.com>]

Sorry, there's something in my computer that keeps on changing the date bate
to 1980 once in a while.

I fixed it, for now atleast.

Thanks for noticing,

Josh
----- Original Message -----
From: "W" <titans@ihug.com.au>
To: "Josh Farber" <nbaj2k@home.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2000 12:11 PM
Subject: Re: Possible 4 Way trade Now


> Josh,
>
> Why does the date on your e-mails say '1980'??
>
> W
>
> Josh Farber wrote:
>
> > I agree that I really overstated the potential of Wahad by calling him a
> > very good player.
> >
> > I just think we probably won't get anyone much better than him this
> > offseason unless Mercer comes around.
> >
> > I don't see us pulling off a great deal this summer, but I really want
> > something to change because I don't think Rick can bring the current
team to
> > the playoffs.
> >
> > Josh
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <damekmo@teleport.com>
> > To: <celtics@igtc.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2000 12:07 PM
> > Subject: Re: Possible 4 Way trade Now
> >
> > > >I believe this is one of the only decent offers that we are going to
see
> > > >that could get the Celtics a very good player without trading Walker
or
> > > >Pierce.  The only other option is to sign Mercer for the exception,
which
> > I
> > > >hope is still available.
> > >
> > > The only problem is that Abdul Wahad is not "a very good player." He's
an
> > > "OK player." He's a "mediocre player at best." He's a "better than
nothing
> > > player, sometimes." But he's not a very good player. This team needs a
> > > bunch of those if they're ever going to see contention for anything
> > > meaningful, and if these rumors are any indication, our children are
all
> > > going to be old and feeble before that happens. Pitino can't bet on
Abdul
> > > Wahad being the difference between his NBA success or failure, can he?
If
> > > Pierce doesn't improve next year his value will never be as high, and
> > right
> > > now if we're to believe everything Ricky says, his value is
unbelievably
> > > high. Pitino needs to get out of the land of "Abdul Wahads and Maybe
40
> > > Wins If They're Lucky."
> > >
> > > And I see you've just posted an article about Abdul Wahad staying in
> > > Denver. Good! If Pitino can get Mercer for the exception that's nice,
but
> > > only nice, and  it doesn't get this team any closer to something
> > > substantial. It's time for Ricky to actually earn his money.
> > >
> > > Paul M.
> > >
> > >
>