Re: Pierce and Walker for Kobe

[Vinny Natale <vnatale@map.com>]

How much did Jordan's team win when he did not have a supporting cast?  No 
WAY to this trade!

Vinny


At 01:56 PM 4/6/2001, Way Of The Ray wrote:
>That's what the Lakers would want from the
>Celtics: Pierce and Walker.
>
>Kobe seems Jordanesque. Would Pierce and Walker
>for Kobe be all that bad of a proposition?
>Would you trade Walker and Pierce for a Jordan in his
>prime. About 1 second flat.
>
>Well, Kobe seems to be Jordan. So to me this
>doesn't seem to be all that a bad of a deal.
>
>Is the idea to win championships or finish in the
>first or second round of the playoffs?
>
>Kobe would be an even more dominant
>player next season, because he'll be away
>from a bad situation and the featured player.
>
>Similar to Pierce and Walker responding to Pitino's departure
>and O'Brien structuring the offense around them.
>
>But the C's as BSG has noted, would probably think about the deal, and then
>pass on it. Oh well. Bring on those early playoff eliminations.
>Ray