Re: Celtics/Knicks deal?

["Cecil Wright" <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca>]

Well the fact that he would trade away 2 very good prospects for an
"over-the-hill" PG, an injury-prone Minuteman, and a Spoon not named Nick
about says it all.

Cecil



----- Original Message -----
From: "Shawn Niles" <shizzjr@hotmail.com>
To: <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>; <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 9:37 AM
Subject: Re: Celtics/Knicks deal?


> I am not sure what just happened... but I think you just admitted that you
> have zero basketball knowledge.
>
>
> >From: "Dan Forant" <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>
> >To: <celtics@igtc.com>
> >Subject: Re: Celtics/Knicks deal?
> >Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 12:27:41 -0500
> >
> >Yep that's correct.
> >
> >DanF
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Shawn Niles" <shizzjr@hotmail.com>
> >To: <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>; <dshowerman@dci.com>; <celtics@igtc.com>
> >Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 10:59 AM
> >Subject: Re: Celtics/Knicks deal?
> >
> >
> > > So you want to trade two of our young players for a 57 year old
> >PG(Someone
> > > was kind enough earlier to provide his age) and a center who can't
stay
> > > healthy and has probably already peaked as a player. This might be the
> >worst
> > > trade proposition I have heard on here. It is equal to Slocumb for
Lowe
> >and
> > > Varitek.
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: "Dan Forant" <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>
> > > >To: "Derek  Showerman" <dshowerman@dci.com>, <celtics@igtc.com>
> > > >Subject: Re: Celtics/Knicks deal?
> > > >Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 10:48:53 -0500
> > > >
> > > >Yeeeeeessssss, as Marv would say. You can't have a garden with just 1
> >or
> >2
> > > >plants. You have to spend come capital to move on. Man would this
> >improve
> > > >things overnite.  Get NY on the telly before they come to their
senses.
> > > >
> > > >DanF
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: "Derek Showerman" <dshowerman@dci.com>
> > > >To: <celtics@igtc.com>
> > > >Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 9:33 AM
> > > >Subject: Celtics/Knicks deal?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > it looks as if the Knicks might be moving towards a rebuilding
faze.
> >Do
> > > >you
> > > > > think the Knicks would make this move:
> > > > >
> > > > > New York trades: Marcus Camby $6,250,000 to Boston
> > > > >
> > > > > New York trades: Mark Jackson $3,860,000 to Boston
> > > > >
> > > > > New York trades: Clarence Weatherspoon $4,538,000 to Boston
> > > > >
> > > > > TOTAL: $14,648,000
> > > > >
> > > > > Boston trades: Vitaly Potapenko $4,762,500 to New York
> > > > >
> > > > > Boston trades: Joe Johnson $1,608,840 to New York
> > > > > Boston trades: Joseph Forte $939,360 to New York
> > > > > Boston trades: Kenny Anderson $8,350,000 to New York
> > > > > TOTAL: $15,660,700
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > TRADE ACCEPTED
> > > > > Due to New York and Boston being over the cap, the 15% trade rule
is
> > > > > invoked. New York and Boston had to be no more than 115% plus
> >$100,000
> > > >of
> > > > > the salary given out for the trade to be accepted, which did
happen
> > > >here.
> > > > > This trade satisfies the provisions of the Collective Bargaining
> > > >Agreement.
> > > > > Boston would also receive a trade exception of $1,012,700 with
this
> > > >trade.
> > > > > This would have to be used within one calendar year from the date
of
> > > >this
> > > > > trade.
> > > > > Be aware that this exception will be extinguished if the team
which
> > > > > possesses it falls below the cap by the combined amount of the
> > > >exceptions
> > > >it
> > > > > currently possesses.
> > > > >
> > > > > You have been assigned Trade ID number 451126
> > > > > Talk about it on the Trade Board <boards/viewforum.php?forum=2>
> > > > > How to use Trade ID: Go to <http://www.realgm.com> and enter the
> > > > > trade id into the box provided on the left menu bar, then press
go.
> > > > >
> > > > > I think this would help both teams. It would give the Knicks two
> >young
> > > > > players to build around, and Kenny would head home and would be
> >inspired
> > > >to
> > > > > play good ball. Marc Jackson I think will make better decisions at
> >the
> > > > > point, and Camby would shore up the Center position for years to
> >come.
> > > >And
> > > > > we still have Kedrick to build around for the future. I think the
> >Celts
> > > > > would be game, depends on if the Knicks would do it!
> > > > > Celts:
> > > > > Camby  Battie
> > > > > Walker  Weatherspoon
> > > > > Williams  Brown
> > > > > Pierce  Strickland
> > > > > Jackson  Palacio
> > > > >
> > > > > Knicks:
> > > > > Potapenko  Spencer
> > > > > Thomas   Harrington
> > > > > Houston  Johnson
> > > > > Sprewell  Forte
> > > > > Anderson  Eisley  Ward
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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