Re: [Celtics' Stuff Re: Salary dump?

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>]

Just the thought that this trade came across managements desk is a scary
thought.

L8ter
DanF


----- Original Message -----
From: "Berry, Mark S" <berrym@BATTELLE.ORG>
To: <Celticsstuffgroup@yahoogroups.com>; <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 8:20 AM
Subject: RE: [Celtics' Stuff Re: Salary dump?


> Uproar? A first-round pick for a "shooting guard" shooting 36 percent (29
> percent from 3pt range)? A first-round pick for a guy they clearly don't
> want to resign after the season? I don't care what Russell has done in the
> past, the Russell involved in THIS trade at THIS time, stinks. And he's
not
> worth a first-round pick. I'd think Jazz fans would throw a party.
> Unfortunately the "braintrust" in Boston has done such a lousy job
drafting
> in the last several years that many Boston fans have been conditioned to
> believe that first-round picks are useless. They're not. You don't sell
them
> to lower payroll. You sell them to create cap room to sign someone
> occasionally, but not just to lower payroll.
>
> Mark
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: pscottman99 [mailto:pscottman@aol.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 8:16 AM
> To: Celticsstuffgroup@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Celtics' Stuff Re: Salary dump?
>
> Having lived out in "This is the place" (Utah), I can say you're
> pretty much right. The Jazz are all Utah has, but they are cut VERY
> much from the same cloth fan attitude wise as New Englanders.
>
> However, no one questions the leadership (it's kind've ingrained
> considering the dominant religion aspect). The players are fair game,
> but the GM and owner are called unto the carpet pretty rarely despite
> the fact Malone and Stockton are almost to the point of "not walking
> through that door".
>
> Bryon Russell was never forgiven for giving up the shot to MJ in the
> finals by the populace at large. He's always been a good player for
> them, but has no real fan following. I doubt that there would be any
> uproar for ANY trade for him salary dump or not.
>
> --- In Celticsstuffgroup@y..., "hironaka@n..."<hironaka@n...> wrote:
> > I'm generally as willing as the next Boston sports fan to
> > gripe about "Pond-scum", "Wallace-Hole" and "Gaston-
> > Intestinitis" etc. it being one part of civic culture.
> >
> > But take a break from this "axis of evil" talk and wear
> > the other shoe for a sec. How many Utah fans do you
> > imagine are gloating about how their team is ready to
> > pounce on Boston's craven attempt at a "salary dump" for
> > financial reasons? Which team is tanking their playoff
> > run? Possibly the entire Church of latter day saints out
> > there would read yesterday's mailing list with a real
> > sense of puzzlement at the one-sided barrage against
> > Boston's cheap management and this talk
> > about "principles" etc.
>
>
>
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