RE: Rasheed

[OzerskyJA <OzerskyJA@cmog.org>]

The guy has it over Antoine in the skills department, but he 
is such a whack job.  Antoine, for all his flaws, is the true leader
of this team and the driving force holding it together.  Wallace,
I think, needs to be on a veteran team; ideally, he should be the
2nd best player as well.  I would make the trade only if we had
some good players who were stable and committed veterans
to surround Sheed.  Playing him on the same team with Kenny
Anderson, Vitaly Potapenko, Miltie, etc. would be highly problematic.

Josh Ozersky	
Marketing Communications Specialist 
Corning Museum of Glass

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Berry, Mark  S [SMTP:berrym@BATTELLE.ORG]
> Sent:	Monday, April 23, 2001 2:31 PM
> To:	'tfmiii@worldnet.att.net'; 'celtics@igtc.com'
> Subject:	Rasheed
> 
> Good post Tom. I've been wondering the same thing about Rasheed. Remember
> a
> few years ago when the Celtics were rumored to be discussing a trade of
> Toine to Portland and apparently were going to choose between Wallace and
> Brian Grant? A Wallace-Toine trade would seem to be one of those good
> trades
> for both parties things... The Celts get size and a legit PF, the Blazers
> get talent in return and a player who could play SF alongside Dale Davis
> since Pippen and Steve Smith are on their last legs and Bonzi Wells will
> be
> coming off major knee surgery. I think Rasheed, warts and all (as if Toine
> doesn't have any warts of his own), would be a great fit in Boston. That's
> one trade I think I'd do.
> 
> Mark