Re: Another Sad Day In Recent Celtics History

["Phil Stubbs" <stubbs43@hotmail.com>]

It really sometimes stinks around here; do you think someone has changed Sir 
Ray's diaper yet, because the sheeeeeeeeeet level with that "boy" is WAY up 
past his eyes by now?

Ray at least a hundred loyal list fans shine their big ol' greasy wicked 
moons at your direction.

Get back on your rented mule and leave town.

Shave My Poodle!!!
Phil


>From: Kestas <Kestutis.Kveraga@dartmouth.edu>
>To: celtics@igtc.com
>Subject: Re: Another Sad Day In Recent Celtics History
>Date: Sat, 04 Aug 2001 15:36:52 -0400
>
>At 19:39 8/3/2001 -0400, you wrote:
> >Will it ever end?
> >
> >The Celtics traded away a lottery pick for nothing. That's what they got:
> >Nothing.
> >A 10-to-12th man on any good team, and a Conditional (?) draft choice,
> >that's likely to be somewhere between 24 and 28. Blaaah.
>
>What are you talking about?! They got a player with a pulse (who, btw,
>averaged the same ppg as Stith, with a better shooting % and in fewer
>minutes) for Moiso, plus a pick (which could net a pretty good player in a
>draft like this year's) plus cap flexibility. They got something out of a
>wasted pick - something you incessantly were harping about ever since the
>'00 draft.
>Granted, it wasn't Jamaal Crawford or even Ernest Brown (:=7), but you
>can't have it both ways - if Moiso is as crappy as you've been claiming all
>along, then it's not reasonable to expect the Celtics to get anything for
>him.
>
> >The scenario I feared would happen, happened.
> >
> >I advocated them, trading away Moiso before last year's trading deadline,
> >to avoid such a scenario,  because Moiso back then,
> >still had some value eminating from a good summer league showing
> >and draft potential.
>
>Awww, they didn't listen to you, a true basketball guru... Why don't you
>send them your resume, including the predictions you've made over the
>years?  Maybe they'll hire you as Director of Basketball Operations.
>
> >Now after a season of ineptness and a summer league of mediocrity,
> >they then decide to deal him. They don't keep him around for the
> >regular season and try to showcase him to boost his value from
> >the present low level; nope, they deal him after the damage has
> >already been done. Great management.
>
>What?!? Moiso likely would've never gotten off the bench in a real game
>unless it was a blowout. At least in the summer league he scored some
>points and got some rebounds, and looked graceful running the floor in
>comparison to those stiffs that populate those leagues  hoping for any kind
>of a basketball job.
>
> >And don't get me started on them taking themselves out of the running
> >for quality NBA free agents. Whee, they re-signed Blount and Palacio.
> >Who needs an All-Star like Anthomy Mason? Power forwards.
> >We don't need no steekin power forwards. Small forwards will rule
> >the world.
>
>I've got two words for you - luxury tax. Have you heard of it?
>
>I guess we now know the answer as to what Ray was gonna do in the wake of
>this trade - rejoice in the hated Moiso's being traded and admit that the
>Celtics management may have done something right, or suppress the
>excitement and keep dumping on Wallace & Co.


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