Re: Best signs with Miami

["John Heydt" <jheydt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gee, Darius Songaila is a power forward.  He has now signed with Moscow.
Being a long time ACC fan, as I recall Shammond Williams is primarily a 2
guard in a 1 guards body.  I wouldn't count on him for much of anything at
the point guard position.

This off season has sure been depressing.   The team was so close to being
really good after last year but these off season moves, terrible trades,
penny pinching etc. have certainly left me disallusioned and pessimistic
about this teams future.   I just hope Gaston decides to sell this club
because with him as the owner I don't foresee much of a future.   Am even
considering not renewing my NBA season pass.

John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Josh Ozersky" <jozersky1@nyc.rr.com>
To: "celtics list" <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 10:14 PM
Subject: re: Best signs with Miami


> Well that didn't take long.  I spoke to Wallace today
> (and wrote a summary to the list -- I don't know why
> it didn't post.  What gives, Paul?)  Anyway, he said
> that the team wouldn't go a penny above the minimum,
> and that he expected miami to offer Best half of the midlevel
> exception.   Could you hate Paul Gaston any more?
>
> The interesting thing he said is that if Best didn't come through,
> he thought the team might forget about a PG entirely, unless the
> guy was a real difference-maker.  It didn't sound like he was
> really into Hardaway or the other guys...he said the team might
> get another power forward.  They only have four  C/PFs on the roster now
> and most teams keep five.  Four PGs is a lot, and they want to give
> Bremer a shot.  He also thinks Williams could be better than Dana
> Barros.  I asked him if the team might get an enforcer type to replace
> vitaly, and Wallace said he thinks the "cop" is overrated; that a big man
> needs to be more than a goon -- has to bring some shooting or rebounding
> to the table.  There will definitely be one more guy signed, but he
doesn't
> know when it will be.
>
> Josh