RE: Players who could be had cheap.

[John Lyell <Jlyell@concentric.net>]

Mishra I don't see how you see Walker as a better player than Sprewell.  =
He may be in a few years, but not now.  When this guy is hot he can =
score 50 on you.  If a guy shooting sub 40% is the best player on your =
team, you aren't going too far.  We would have to give up a hell of a =
lot more than the players you referenced.  If this is true I wouldn't be =
surprised to see Sprewell swapped for Richmond.    I would give up =
Barros, McCarty, and Billups to get Sprewell this guy can be a pain,  =
but he is a proven star and can shoot,  the one thing we are lacking big =
time.  Although I don't know if he could take Pitino's hard nose =
coaching style.  Can you imagine a lineup of:

Edney, =20
Sprewell
Mercer
Walker
Knight

And maybe we land Mike Bibby next year !






- -----Original Message-----
From:	Shailendra K. Mishra [SMTP:skmishra@dlsun660.us.oracle.com]
Sent:	Friday, November 14, 1997 1:56 PM
To:	celtics@igtc.COM
Subject:	Players who could be had cheap.

I was wondering, if some of you have been following the  =
sprewell-carlesimo feud. This has been on from the time when Carlesimo =
told=20
sprewell to lower the volume of his boombox which he did at that time =
but not=20
without harnessing some ill feeling.=20

Yesterday there was a report on KNBR 68 <local sports radio>, saying =
that the=20
situation got aggravated during the Laker game, where-in on one hand the =
Lakers=20
were blowing out the warriors while sprewell was discussing hair styles =
with=20
Kobe and laughing. Seeing this, Carlesimo called Spre to the huddle, =
which he=20
overlooked..PJ then called him again a little bit sternly this time. To =
which=20
Spre replied as "PJ you are f'ing joke".=20

The warriors want to trade Spre now, who is making about 7 mill, and is =
a base=20
year compensation player. Do you think that the celts could have some =
interest=20
in him? We could atleast get reid of atleast Ellison, Dana or Dee and =
maybe=20
DeClerq. The problem with Spre is, he plays well, if he doesn't have to =
be the=20
team leader <like when Chris Webber was around>, but goes berserk when =
the=20
coaches keep telling him, that he is the man etc. Now, if he comes to =
the Celts,=20
he will see a kentucky dominated ball club and may not be able to assert =
his=20
dominance the way he does in warrior locker room where he clearly is the =
best=20
player. Assuming Spre to be onboard, Walker clearly is the best player =
on the=20
team, so Spre gets to play his game..Mercer ends up sharing time with =
McCarty at=20
SF and Spre at SG. I feel if a deal, such as the one outlined above =
happens it=20
may have it's merrits any thoughts?
                              - Mishra
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