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Re: Would you do it?
Yes. I would do it. But would that offer be
competitive with the bids of other teams? And would
Gaston let Chris Wallace pull the trigger on a trade
of such magnitude when it's not even certain that
Wallace will be here next year?
All is well. We're going to the playoffs.
--- Celtic4Hire@AOL.com wrote:
> Per Realgm.com, a trade of McCarty, VP and Kenny for
> Mutombo works. If we
> added one to two to three no. 1 picks with them,
> would you do it? I would do
> it with two no. 1s. Here's why: Mutombo has really
> come back. He dominated
> the all-star game. Pierce and Walker will be locked
> in the 3 and 4 spot for a
> long time. Stith is playing well at the two spot. If
> we want to improve for
> the future, it will either be at the point guard or
> center spot or in the
> depth area. Underaged No. 1 picks usually take a
> while to develop (see Moiso,
> McGrady, Kemp) and will need playing time. I don't
> see much available with a
> young Pierce and Walker around. It is pretty obvious
> on how Mutombo would
> help on the defensive end and his rebounding would
> allow Walker to be more
> effective on the break. Kenny is picking up his play
> as he recovers from his
> injury. He has the Georgia ties. Atlanta would also
> get a young servicable
> center in VP. The Hawks take our salary hit but get
> two no. 1s, Denver's pick
> being a probable lottery pick, to rebuild. We take a
> major step up into the
> players and continue to improve as Pierce and Walker
> improve and gain respect
> from the refs. We still have our pick, Moiso, and
> Battie to develop for the
> immediate future. Blount is the young, Chief-like
> backup. We have Palacio and
> Herren to develop as point guards with Brown as the
> guiding hand...
>
> Other notes.
> Kenny really looked good in the first half against
> the Sonics. He displayed a
> dribbling prowess that I haven't seen and could only
> be rivaled by Isiah
> Thomas. He was running all over the place and could
> beat any two players,
> including the Glove, by the slight of the dribble.
> In the second half, the
> familiar pumpkin pounding plodder returned. He even
> lost the handle on a few
> balls. Conditioning must really be a problem with
> him...Again I repeat how I
> like Palacio and his defense. However, his finishing
> ability is first-grade.
> It's like he never has played any street ball and
> learned how to make a
> basket with a guy having one hand whacking you on
> the wrist and another hand
> reaching for your wallet...Herren showed his on the
> court awareness with a
> couple of nice passes in limited minutes...Stith is
> just the man. How can you
> not admire his play and importance to the
> team...Williams is making a sweet
> contribution...VP did some good things but did some
> of the poor hands things
> that he hadn't done for the past 3 weeks...Walker's
> free throw shooting has
> improved so much this year. This really has improved
> his game and is so
> important in the last two minutes. He was
> unstoppable in the post and only
> took what the Sonics gave him. He didn't force it
> and the hook is becoming a
> staple of his stable...
>
> DJessen33
>
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