RE: Heat

[John Lyell <Jlyell@concentric.net>]

What would Mashburn give us that we don't already have ?  He would just =
fight for playing time with Mccarty unless they are swapped, but =
Mashburn has a big contract, and is too injury prone for me. The last =
thing we need is to get him, he blows out his knee, again and we are =
stuck for the next 5 years.  We need a point and a big man in the =
middle.  A consistent outside scorer would help also.

- -----Original Message-----
From:	Warwick Janetzki [SMTP:giants@icplus.net.au]
Sent:	Monday, November 24, 1997 2:31 PM
To:	Starke R. Farrell
Cc:	celtics@igtc.COM
Subject:	Re: Heat

Starke R. Farrell wrote:
>=20
> > Doesn't surprise me one bit... Okay hes what I think the C's could =
be
> > after..
> >
> > 1- Mashburn (obviously)
> > 2- Issac Austin (wont be traded)
> > 3- PJ Brown (either him or Mash... Mash!)
> > 4- Voshon Lenard (Riley wont trade him)
> > 5- Eric Murdock? (possible)
> > 6- Keith Askins (depending on how long it will take to get Bruce =
back).
> >
> > I see a possible trade of:
> >
> > Jamal Mashburn, Eric Murdock and Keith Askins
> >
> > FOR
> >
> > Bruce Bowen (hope not, but he is cheap and has good value), Dana =
Barros,
> > Andrew DeClercq and Dontae Jones.
> >
> > I think that Miami may take that trade because of Bruce Bowen's
> > inclusion into it. I think that he will have to be dealt if the C's =
are
> > to trade away any of the big contract players because he is cheap =
and
> > has good trade value. I've got a hunch that Riley wants him back =
too.
> >
> > With that trade our team would look like
> >
> > C-  Travis Knight     Percis Ellison    Roy Rogers
> > PF- Antoine Walker    Walter McCarty
> > SF- Jamal Mashburn    Keith Askins
> > SG- Ron Mercer        Dee Brown
> > PG- Chauncey Billups  Tyus Edney        Eric Murdock
> >
> > Injury reserve: Greg Minor   John Thomas
> >
> > If you have a different trade then please suggest it and give the =
C's
> > team after it!!
> >
> > Warwick
>=20
> I bet RP wpuld go for this if Charles Smith were included in the
> equation instead of Eric Murdock. I like this trade......
>=20
> Do you think Riley would trade Mash and PJ?  I'll bet it would take
> Travis Knight to do so.....

I doubt it very much, although they have Terry Mills on the bench who
isn't much of a banger although he can shoot the ball. I dont really
want both of them, its either one. I'd suggest that if we were to obtain
both of them, McCarty would be in a funk with RP.

I doubt Smith would be in the trade, as I have heard Riley loves him.

Warwick
- --=20
MZ?