Re: Shareef to Boston???

["John Lyell" <johnlyell@hotmail.com>]

Walker for Rahim any time ! If we don't ,  don't think Jerry West wouldn't
think twice about trying to trade Rice for Rahim. Then go get a 4 like Ben
Wallace or Outlaw in free agency,  or take a chance on Fortson with a one
year contract, and get a backup 1, 2/3, or 5 in the draft.


----- Original Message -----
From: <Bos3332@aol.com>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Monday, March 06, 2000 1:24 PM
Subject: Shareef to Boston???


> Got off NG, just wondering what you guys thought.- Tony
>
> Apparently after the Grizzlies lost to the Raptors today, Abdur-Rahim
> basically said hes had enough of losing.  Grizzly management is committed
to
> winning but cannot gaurantee Abdur-Rahim that they will be in the playoffs
> within the next two years and thus will trade Shareef at the end of the
> season.  Right now, the Grizzlies seem most interested in Antoine Walker,
> however Keith Van Horn is also someone they are looking at.  When
> Abdur-Rahim was asked where he would like to play next year, he said
> somewhere in the east close to his home in Atlanta.  Grizzly management
> cannot gaurantee him a place close to Atlanta but will definitely ship him
> to a team in the east, to ensure he doesnt come back to haunt them as
often
> as he would if he remained in the west.
>
> I was watching CNN, and Peter Vescey will write an article as soon as
> Tuesday or Wednesday (the delay is because he wants to gather more info)
> about the Shareef situation in Vancouver.  CNN said Boston, New Jersey are
> the front runners for the Shareef sweepstakes.  Would you the fans of
Boston
> do a trade which swaps Antoine for Shareef straight up?  Im a Vancouver
fan
> and I do not want this to happen for the Grizzlies, but I have a very good
> feeling it will happen simply due to Hollins' desire to attain Antoine ,
who
> is a very good friend of Hollins.
>
>
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