Re: Golden State trade rumor

["smishra" <smishra@ix.netcom.com>]

 I don't like the trade, we end up giving too much. The basic premise of the
trade itself is questionable, Pitino has expressed interest in Joe Smith and
I would have Joe & Delk rather than Mashburn & Delk. Regarding money Gaston
has so far stepped upto the plate so it hasn't been a problem yet. The
celtics have one of the lowest pay-rolls in the NBA. Clearly we are not
going to win any championship with a payroll of 26 mill..the payroll for
teams that are championship bound is in the vicinity 40 mill.  the C's will
need to spend that kind of dough once they are convinced that this is the
team they will contend with. Getting Joe now would be great because RP can
take a look at him and see how he adapts to the system..if not then we still
have a chance to trade him and get somebody else by the trading dead line. -
Mishra

- -----Original Message-----
From: JoshFarber@aol.com <JoshFarber@aol.com>



>I love the sounds of this trade!!! I like Billups, but I would sure like to
>see this!!!
>
>If anyone see's anything more on this trade, please let me know!!!!
>
>If this trade goes through, we will have Mercer, McCarty, Walker, Mashburn,
>and Delk all from Kentucky!!!
>
>Mashburn and Delk would fit in great!!!
>
><< Here's a posting from the warriors newsgroup.  Therer is no real source
>for
> the rumored trade, but it is interesting.  The good news is that Billups,
> Minor, and Thomas seem to have trade value, at least to this jomoke.  I
>assume
> that fans around the Country seem to think that Rick wants to reunite the
> Celtics.
>
> ****dave
>
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>
> Article #13344 (13345 is last):
> From: "Spurn" <mkhernandez@worldnet.att.net>
> Newsgroups: alt.sports.basketball.nba.gs-warriors
> Subject: Re: GOLDEN STATE, BOSTON, MIAMI BLOCKBUSTER
> Date: Thu Nov 27 23:45:12 1997
>
> sounds great
>    does GS have a #1 pick of their own this year?
>
> Sandy <sandyK@worldnet.att.net> wrote in article
> <65l3rd$469@mtinsc02.worldnet.att.net>...
> > After following all the trade rumors of the past three weeks as reported
>in
> > The San Francisco Examiner, The New York Post, The Boston Herald, The
>Boston
> > Globe and The Providence Bulletin here is a logical conclusion.
> >
> > 1. Golden State wants to trade Joe Smith and get a high number one
draft
> > pick as well as a young talented point guard.
> >
> > 2. Miami wants Joe Smith but does not have the high number one pick or
the
> > young point guard Golden State wants.
> >
> > 3. Boston has both the high number one pick as well as the young
talented
> > point guard and wants Tony Delk but does not want Joe Smith because they
>can
> > not afford to pay him what he wants and Joe does not want to play for
> > Boston.
> >
> > 4. Here is how we make everyone happy.
> >
> > Boston sends rookie point  guard Chauncey Bullips, shooting guard Greg
> > Minor, power forward John Thomas and their 1998 number one draft pick to
> > Golden State.
> >
> > Golden State sends Tony Delk to Boston and Joe Smith to Miami.
> >
> > Miami sends Jammal Mashburn to Boston.
> >
> > RESULT:  Miami gets the star power forward they want in Smith.
> >
> > Rick Pitino gets re-united with Tony Delk and Jammal Mashburn who has
>three
> > years left on his contract.
> >
> > Golden State gets a possible lottery pick this year, a potential star in
> > point guard in Chauncey Bullips. A great offensive weapon in the 25 year
>old
> > Greg Minor and a sleeper in 6'10" 23 year old power forward John Thomas.
> >
> > This 3 way trade is win win win for everybody and the salaries match up
> > also.
> >
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>
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