Re: Tidbits

[Cecil <cecil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well the real story will be told soon.  Hopefully with some accurate quotes
from the organization.

Cecil


----- Original Message -----
From: Kim Malo <kimmalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Cecil <cecil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <celtics@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 11:33 PM
Subject: Re: Tidbits


> At 10:36 PM 8/13/2003 -0300, Cecil wrote:
> >I was led to believe it was Toine for cash.
>
> Can't be done Cecil. Max amount of cash that can be included in a trade is
> $3MM http://members.cox.net/lmcoon/salarycap.htm#81
> And that doesn't even get into the whole cap balancing thing, since we're
> over and so's most the league.
>
> Kim
>
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: Celtic4Hire@xxxxxxx
> >   To: cecil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; celtics@xxxxxxxx
> >   Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 10:24 PM
> >   Subject: Re: Tidbits
> >
> >
> >   Cecil,
> >   I am trying to understand your first sentence. Are you saying we were
> > offered 16 million cash money in return to pick up Twan's contract? You
> > got to give us a little more to understand exactly what we turned
down....
> >
> >   DJessen33
> >
> >
> >
> >     In the very near future, you will find out that the team was offered
> > 16 million from an NBA team for Antoine's contract.  The reasoning I was
> > given for not making the deal, was that the team believes they are
closer
> > to raising a banner with him than taking the risk of losing him and the
> > variables which he brings to the table, and make the team wait an
> > additional period of time to gel.  Also, he has made a commitment to get
> > himself into the best condition of his career and we need to see if he
> > can thrive in the running game that Danny envisions.