RE: Kenny's knees

[John Lyell <Jlyell@concentric.net>]

On Saturday, July 04, 1998 6:08 PM, Blazerfan [SMTP:claudia@europa.com] 
wrote:
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Lyell <Jlyell@concentric.net>
> To: 'JIm' <gandahlf@capecod.net>; celtics@igtc.COM <celtics@igtc.COM>
> Date: Saturday, July 04, 1998 8:39 AM
> Subject: RE: Kenny's knees
>
>
> >I have got to disagree. this is the main reason Portland moved him for
> >Stoudamire.  They did not think he was durable enough to play every 
night.
>
>
> Bullcrap...hello from Portland...
>
> Kenny was traded for ONE simple reason...Stoudamire is better..If Damon 
had
> not become available..Kenny NEVER would have been traded.He was a popular
> player here.
>
>
Sorry to say Portland or not, you are wrong.  Like it or not this is the 
big ?? on Kenny Anderson's career as it is today.  Ask any pro scout or 
general manager. Paul Allen was ready to pay anything to ship him out much 
like Jerry West with Elden Campbell & Nick Van Exel.