RE: Why not Marc Jackson?

["Berry, Mark S" <berrym@BATTELLE.ORG>]

Hi Joe,

Is it a limited sample? I guess, but is it more limited than Kenyon Martin?
Would you do a three-year deal for $4 mil a year for Martin? Or Mike Miller?
If Marc Jackson hadn't been injured, he would have been rookie of the year.

I think some of the hesitation about him has to do with his background. He
wasn't a first-round draft pick "so he must not be that good." GMs don't
like to admit they were wrong about a player, and reputations die hard. But
he's young, strong, skilled and he has put up numbers for a significant
stretch of the season. He's certainly more proven than Todd MacCullough or
Calvin Booth (or even Nazr Mohammed).

I know the Celts will use the luxury tax as an excuse (even though they
could have used their mid-level exception and still most likely avoided the
tax). But how about a sign-and-trade?

No, let's just wait for 2003 when Tim Duncan comes to his senses and sees
that Boston is where he should have been all along... (not directed at you
Joe; we've been on the same wavelength in our desire for a few short-term
improvements).

Mark

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	j.hironaka [mailto:j.hironaka@unesco.org] 
Sent:	Friday, August 03, 2001 2:59 PM
To:	Berry, Mark  S; celtics@igtc.com
Subject:	Re: Why not Marc Jackson?

At 13:55 03/08/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Actually, according to the stories I've read, the sticking point has been
>money. He wants mid-level exception money or slightly more (a la Calvin
>Booth in Seattle, who certainly doesn't have the track record of Jackson).
>Golden State can match anything up to the exception, but isn't sure it
wants
>to go that high. If you could get him for that kind of money for three
>years, that seems like a no-brainer.

Hi Mark:

I thought the Celtics already gave part of that money to re-sign Palacio? I 
like that Mark Jackson was coached by a true Celtic great, but it seems 
risky given such a limited track record to throw guaranteed years and 
millions of dollars his way for the first time in his life. I guess you'd 
have to know more about him, and I know nothing.