Re: Forte gone?

["hironaka@xxxxxxxxx"<hironaka@xxxxxxxxx>]

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> From    : owner-celtics@igtc.com
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> Date    : Mon, 22 Jul 2002 08:47:18 -0700
> Subject : Forte gone?
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> Apparently Heinsohn's opinion doesn't count for much 
around the C's brass -in this case a bad thing. 

Hi Tom:

What's curious about the Forte question is not Heinsohn 
but Forte's mentor Red Auerbach, purportedly the 
president of the team. You are right, including Forte is 
irrelevant to making the trade work.

We all like to complain about Chris Wallace, but you have 
to applaud his persuasion skills.

He plainly can convince Gaston into taking a 50 million 
contract over at most a 4 million for Rodney Rogers. 
That's nothing less than brilliant.

And next he and Papile have to convince Red Auerbach that 
Shammond Williams could have been a lottery pick in this 
year's draft, just like  Blount (doh!), I mean Omar 
(doh!), I mean Sundog... Well, never mind. 

Actually, Red is my last hope that Forte won't be thrown 
in this deal as a sweetener. It is already so sweet, the 
entire city of Seattle is in sugar shock.

I'm hoping for the best outcome, but if the many risks 
inherent in this trade become a reality, Chris Wallace 
DAMN WELL BETTER NOT blame the luxury tax for forcing his 
hand. The lux tax did NOT force him to add 50 million to 
the payroll through 2006.

It was a basketball decision. He needs to take 
responsibility for it. I don't want to hear a damn word 
about the luxury tax during the press conference.

Joe



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