RE: Aldridge says Celts still talking to Spurs about Malik Rose

["Berry, Mark S" <berrym@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah, it's not a slam dunk at all. The rumor making the rounds now is
that it's Yogi Stewart and Jumaine Jones for Malik Rose and a
first-round pick. There's no question you win big on talent in that
deal, but you're paying for that contract. 

On the other hand, you'd be buying Rose at his lowest value -- which is
a good thing. He's having his worst season, but for his career, he's an
8-10 ppg, 5-6 rpg, 45 percent shooting power forward. AND... he's a huge
energy guy. He's a gritty, hard-working player. He's Eric Williams at
power forward. He also is good at guarding much bigger players. 

He's been a 20-25 mpg guy for his career. That goes two ways. Is he
capable of handling more minutes? If so, he looks like a guy who could
average 10-12 points and 7-8 rebounds. That's not bad.

The team would have four first-round picks, albeit three late in the
first round. It still gives you some flexibility.

I don't know. At least he'd help this team. But that contract stinks.
You'd be paying a lot of money for two power forwards -- Rose and
Lafrentz -- with no guarantee that either guy is a long-term answer. And
if they're not, they're tough to move.

Really tough to call. Thoughts?

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Sean Giovanello [mailto:sgiovanello@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 4:26 PM
To: Berry, Mark S
Cc: celtics@xxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Aldridge says Celts still talking to Spurs about Malik Rose

That would be interesting.  It would mean another guy we would be 
committing too longterm though and with a not so good contract.  He 
would also play the same position as Raef, assuming we dont move Raef 
back to center and if his knees hold up.  If this were the second part 
of the deal, I would feel better about this.  We would be far from 
championship contenders, but at least we would have a hard working 
gritty guy like Rose.  I still remember him from his college days...

Berry, Mark S wrote:

>Not sure what the deal would be. I'm guessing Lindsey Hunter would be
>part of it. I think he can be rerouted without restrictions as long as
>it happens within 48 hours of the original deal. If you could get Rose
>for flotsam and jetsam, I'd feel better. I think Rose can be a pretty
>good power forward in the East. His contract isn't great. You may get a
>draft pick from San Antonio as part of the deal. That was the rumor
>anyway.
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>Let's see...
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>Mark