Re: In pursuit of #17 (LONG)

[Jim Metz <JBMetzEA@AOL.com>]

Title: Re: In pursuit of #17 (LONG)

    Wow; 
    Mark, amazing. I'm in total awe, of both you and Joe. Most of us here are just BS'rs with an eye for the game and a bit of writing ability, but you two guys, with your long range thinking and Joe's understanding of the cap: see below,the challenge to Gaston, not to try and fool us with his "fuzzy math," are overwhelming and with  the two of you at the helm have no doubt, the C's would be back to former glory.
    
    
    
    -JB-
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> At 03:54 02/07/01 -0400, Mark Piotrowski wrote:
> >Looking at the current makeup of the C's and our cap numbers, i think we
> >should shoot for making our move in one of 2 windows of opportunity:  The
> >first being 2002-03 when Kenny comes off the books and the second being in
> >2004-05 when Antoine, Vitaly and our 3 #1's this year become free agents
> >(as do all the HS kids in this draft!).
> >
> >So, i think we should look at personnel moves to maximize our opportunity
> >with an eye toward  those 2 windows.
on 7/2/01 j.hironaka at j.hironaka@unesco.org wrote:
> That's a good point Mark. Nice analysis. I hope we have a new owner by the
> summer of 2004-05. ;-)
>
> I think Pitino came in thinking it was wise to lock up your core players to
> long-term contracts (like the Red Sox) and to stagger free-agency (can't
> "afford" to sign both Chauncy and Mercer etc.). But under the new
> collective bargaining agreement, it became obvious the best way to go is to
> have as many FA contracts coincide in a given year, provided you can afford
> to re-sign the players you want after taking a dip in free agency, and that
> you are an attractive team to play for. That's what John Gabriel did in
> Orlando did last year.
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    One thing though, the May article says that the Celts are at 44 to 45 
million after they sign the three rookies, and that the luxury tax won't 
kick in until the 55 million range. So basically this is about Boston's 
fear of being near or over the cap not this season, but for the following 
one (2002-03) when the first year of Pierce's new extension would kick in 
while Kenny Anderson is in his final year. That's what it is about. Once 
Kenny's contract runs out, this clears more than 8 million from the cap.

But add a 4.5 million exception this summer, then add Pierce's new contract 
minus his old one, and you ought to still be just at or under the 55 
million range in 2003 according to my math. Unless they are re-signing 
McCarty too. ;-)

So if Gaston is using the luxury tax as an excuse to justify being more 
than 10 million UNDER that league figure while also profiting from the 
affirmative action payouts he'll receive from all the billionaire owners, 
that's really so lame. They really think they can con fans with their fuzzy 
ass math.
Joe

                                                                                 

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