Re: Rodney Rogers and the Luxury Tax

["Jaims" <jaims@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On a worst case scenario, if Rogers signed with another team, do we have a
back up plan just in case?  Who are their other targets?

Jaims
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Pasik" <quinielabox@hotmail.com>
To: <Celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 7:41 AM
Subject: Rodney Rogers and the Luxury Tax


> OK My 2 pennies on this subject - LOL
>
> The Celtics are obviously on a tight budget as are most of the teams. Most
are
> standing pat waiting for the 2003 summer free agency market when most of
the
> league players, it seems becomes free agents. Wallace has taken a
calculated
> risk that he can resign Rogers to short money with the worst case decision
> that the Celtics will have to match New York or Philly's Mid-level offer.
(In
> which case they had better do it for competitive reasons even if that
costs
> Gaston a couple of million in the luxury tax). Letting a player of Rogers
> caliber sign with your division rival is an absolute No-No. Surely, Gaston
> would understand this (Red Auerbach would beat him overhead with his cane
to
> make him understand!). Rogers may not return to Boston, but he should not
go
> to another eastern team.
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