Re: Thoughts on the deals/celtics

[Alexander Wang <awang@MIT.EDU>]

At 11:05 AM 2/26/01 +0100, Hironaka wrote:
>Kenny Anderson is 31-years-old, loves to dribble, and is a defensive
liability.
>Mark Jackson turns 36 next month, loves to dribble, and is a defensive
>liability. Both could have been good additions for a deep playoff run on the
>right team, and Kenny is a legitimate NYC legend (and the last NBA player
before
>Walker to score over 40 points and 10 assists in a game). I wonder if Chris
>Wallace even bothered to ask if the Knicks had any interest?

Mark Jackson is averaging 9 assists per game. Kenny Anderson is averaging
4. The fact that they both 'love to dribble" hardly makes them identical
players. Beyond that Kenny Anderson makes about twice as much as Jackson.
Based on Kenny's year so far, I don't see how he could have possibly been
moved.

>You'd think the front office would at least say "hey we tried nonstop from
every
>angle but everything fell through." 

Even if they had been trying nonstop, what benefit they have in announcing
that? It would purely be some sort of public relations ploy to try to
appeal to fans while probably hurting the morale of the team.

Alex