RE: Point Guards and Trades

[John Lyell <Jlyell@concentric.net>]

Edney & Bogues would give us two extremely small, but true quick points. =
 But both are excellent playmakers.  A big defensive 2 (Bowen & Mercer =
?) and an intimidator in the middle (Roy Rogers ?) could alleviate some =
of the liability.  Add a front court of Smith,  Walker, McCarty & Knight =
would be very interesting.  The only problem is Smith, McCarty & Knight =
are all undersized for their positions and this could lead to some =
problems, but their athleticism and mobility could also create some.=20


- -----Original Message-----
From:	Nancy Perry [SMTP:nperry@mcc.com]
Sent:	Sunday, November 09, 1997 8:13 AM
To:	celtics@igtc.COM
Subject:	Point Guards and Trades

Ok, there's lots of talk about the "next trade" and
the need for a veteran point guard.  And the fact
that Joe Smith is one of the players whose name keeps=20
cropping up.  What do y'all think about getting Joe Smith=20
and Muggsy Bogues for Billups and whoever (you guys can=20
fill in the blanks of who to package up with Billups)? =20
No comments about a munchkin backcourt - hear me out. :)
After last night's showing in Golden State, Muggsy=20
showed us that the press has been blowing this=20
"bad knee" thing all out of proportion.  He looked
great, and the Warriors couldn't keep up with him.
He truly fired up a dead, dead warriors team.  Also=20
last night we saw how much better the Celtics look
with a legitimate point running the show.  Just think
if we had *two* legitimate points on the team.

So whaddya think - Muggsy comes on board to give
veteran leadership (and a HUGE heart) to the team,=20
teaches Tyus some tricks of the trade (although
he's got plenty of tricks in his bag already),
and the team learns about TEAM play.

Nancy "or at least cut Chauncey's minutes BIGTIME if he stays"