Re: Would you do it?

[David A Wickerham <aw623@freenet.buffalo.edu>]

I'm not sure that Deke is a good fit with the Celtics.  As a running team,
we'll probably kill him.  However, I would probably do the trade.  It
allows us to shed a few contracts and gives us a tremendous asset for
summer trades.  At the worst we would be in a position to shed $10 million
in salaries and become competitive in the FA market.  It would also help
break the mediocre logjam at point.

Two caveats though.  I don't think it will help us in this year's run at a
playoff spot, and I'm sure the Hawks will get better offers.

****dave


On Sat, 17 Feb 2001, I am. . . Anonymous wrote:

> 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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	  Dave Wickerham
	  aw623@freenet.buffalo.edu
	  Saratoga Springs, NY