Re: Moiso Signed, Pierce Back For Opening Night, Warrants Issued

[Elgin W Booth <ewbooth@hopper.unh.edu>]

This would be a message from the basketball gods if Pierce is indeed ready
to go on opening night. Amen.

On Wed, 27 Sep 2000, Way Of The Ray wrote:

> Re: Paul Pierce Warrants:
> 
> William Ragland, 28, and Trevor Watson, 34, are wanted for assault and
> battery with a knife. Tony Hurston, 31, is wanted for assault and
> battery with a bottle.
>                                               ___________
> 
> 
> Pierce may be ready for opening night, says BSG:
> 
> http://home.digitalcity.com/boston/sportsguy/main.dci?page=links
> 
> One last note: from all accounts, the Pierce saga has been nothing short
> of a miracle. As astounding as this sounds, the Celtics actually expect
> Double P to be ready for Opening Night if all the wounds heal properly
> without infection. The story going around is that somebody from the
> Pierce/Battie group inadvertently hit on a girlfriend of someone
> involved with Made Men and the boyfriend was led to believe that Pierce
> was "responsible" for moving in on his bee-atch. Hence, the retaliation.
> As I wrote on Monday, whenever something like this happens, females
> always seem to be involved. Always. ALWAYS.
> 
> (It's like Ed Norton said in Rounders -- "In the poker game of life,
> women are the rake. They are the f*****g rake.")
> 
> Jerome Moiso was signed today by the Celtics. Terms of
> the contract unrevealed as usual.
> 
> Rik Smits announced his retirement.
> Ray
> 
>