RE: [Celtics' Stuff Re: Salary dump?

["Berry, Mark S" <berrym@BATTELLE.ORG>]

Uproar? A first-round pick for a "shooting guard" shooting 36 percent (29
percent from 3pt range)? A first-round pick for a guy they clearly don't
want to resign after the season? I don't care what Russell has done in the
past, the Russell involved in THIS trade at THIS time, stinks. And he's not
worth a first-round pick. I'd think Jazz fans would throw a party.
Unfortunately the "braintrust" in Boston has done such a lousy job drafting
in the last several years that many Boston fans have been conditioned to
believe that first-round picks are useless. They're not. You don't sell them
to lower payroll. You sell them to create cap room to sign someone
occasionally, but not just to lower payroll.

Mark

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	pscottman99 [mailto:pscottman@aol.com] 
Sent:	Friday, February 15, 2002 8:16 AM
To:	Celticsstuffgroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject:	[Celtics' Stuff Re: Salary dump?

Having lived out in "This is the place" (Utah), I can say you're 
pretty much right. The Jazz are all Utah has, but they are cut VERY 
much from the same cloth fan attitude wise as New Englanders. 

However, no one questions the leadership (it's kind've ingrained 
considering the dominant religion aspect). The players are fair game, 
but the GM and owner are called unto the carpet pretty rarely despite 
the fact Malone and Stockton are almost to the point of "not walking 
through that door". 

Bryon Russell was never forgiven for giving up the shot to MJ in the 
finals by the populace at large. He's always been a good player for 
them, but has no real fan following. I doubt that there would be any 
uproar for ANY trade for him salary dump or not. 

--- In Celticsstuffgroup@y..., "hironaka@n..."<hironaka@n...> wrote:
> I'm generally as willing as the next Boston sports fan to 
> gripe about "Pond-scum", "Wallace-Hole" and "Gaston-
> Intestinitis" etc. it being one part of civic culture.
> 
> But take a break from this "axis of evil" talk and wear 
> the other shoe for a sec. How many Utah fans do you 
> imagine are gloating about how their team is ready to 
> pounce on Boston's craven attempt at a "salary dump" for 
> financial reasons? Which team is tanking their playoff 
> run? Possibly the entire Church of latter day saints out 
> there would read yesterday's mailing list with a real 
> sense of puzzlement at the one-sided barrage against 
> Boston's cheap management and this talk 
> about "principles" etc. 



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