Re: Crazy Trade Idea

["John Lyell" <johnlyell@hotmail.com>]

I have been for this move for 2 years although Rahim does not answer our
weakness at the 4. Although he is 6'9" and produces  8-10 boards a game he
is more suited for the 3 spot due to his lean build. I would give up Walker
and one of our top 2 picks for Bibby and Rahim in a second. Then we take a
real 4 with the other pick and maybe a shot blocker like Ken Johnson with
the Utah pick or maybe a Richard Jefferson to add some D.







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----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Joseph Byrnes" <mbyrnes@Stanford.EDU>
To: <Celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 10:25 PM
Subject: Crazy Trade Idea


>
> Anyone think it would make sense to send Antoine Walker to Vancouver for
> Mike Bibby and Shareef Abdur-Rahim.  Obviously Walker alone would not get
> the job done, but we could throw in some of our draft picks along with
> whatever other players would need to be traded either way to make the deal
> work under the cap.
>
> Rahim is a big forward who, unlike Antoine, does not think of himself as a
> cross between Magic Johnson (big PG) and Craig Hodges (3 point king).  And
> Mike Bibby is the point guard that the team badly needs.
>
> On the downside, a deal like this may not be possible even though Rahim is
> trying to force his way out of town, and there is the question of team
> chemistry between Rahim, Bibby and Paul Pierce.
>
> The reason I even suggest it is that I'm still not sold on Antoine Walker,
> or, to a lesser extent, Paul Pierce.  Both of these guys have obvious
> talent, but neither has so far shown the commitment to report for camp in
> the best possible physical condition.
>
> Michael
>
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