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From: dmjoffe@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (David Michael Joffe)
Subject: Re: Nets don't match, Terry Mills -> Pistons officially!
Originator: news@nimaster
Organization: Princeton University
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 19:13:34 GMT

In article <1992Oct03.040340.42543@uvmark.uucp> davem@uvmark.uucp (Dave Meeks) writes:
>Is Morris a free agent?? Restricted or not???  And, since they now have a 
>player from the Nets, they might not have the salary to get him.  
>

He is a restricted free agent.  Apparently, he was extremely close to
signing with a European team (I think in Spain) and he backed out right
before he was supposed to sign a contract.

>Other big men who have shown equivalent talent would be people like
>Charles Smith, Xavier McDaniel, Stanley Roberts, etc..  all were available.
>Harvey Grant is another name who was available.  Smith, McDaniel, and Grant
>have all shown a hell of a lot more talent and ability than Mills and Roberts
>has shown a hell of a lot more potential.  Hell, the Pistons could get 
>Joe Kleine for a lot less, and he has shown a lot more talent than Mills has.
>
>Let's face it... Almost no one think Mills was worth that much money.
>Remember Bedford???  He had about as much "potential", as well as actuall
>ability.  Where is he now??

Wait a second.  As a Nets fan I saw Mills play many times last season. 
And while I agree that the Pistons should not have spent that much money
to get him, I think you are underrating him.  I doubt that anyone who
has seen much of Mills and Joe Kleine in the NBA would say Kleine has
shown a lot more talent than Mills.  As someone else posted, he averaged
something like 16ppg 8rpg in games that he started.  He showed a decent
inside game and also pretty good touch from about 15 feet.

With a fragile Coleman and no other frontcourt depth, the Nets will
miss Mills a lot.  In fact they've already signed reject Dwayne
Schintzius to a guaranteed one year contract after he just had back
surgery!!!
From: skprimus@tartarus.uwa.edu.au (Siu Kai Ho)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: My own thoughts
Date: 6 Oct 1992 05:14:51 GMT
Organization: The University of Westrn Australia
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	Yay! Magic is playing again! Magic is doing what many suspected
he would do... he is doing what he enjoys the most- playing in the elite
basketball competition. The Lakers will definitely be better this
season. It really doesn't matter if Magic isn't as good as before, he
will be better than anyone who would have played in his place.
Could someone mail me more info other than him getting heaps of money 
and playing 50-60 games? <I thought that any club could go over the
salary cap with their contracted players - just that they can't trade
to get a higher salaried player and can't sign new players>

	(Just for fun) I wonder if the lane will open right up for
Magic when he drives hard to the basket? (Like the parting of the
Red Sea as a commentator said during Olympics) Some players may not guard
him as tightly and may be reluctant to foul hard! (You never know how
many paranoid people there are)  Magic could probably
average 30 a game! Any hint of a skin injury will probably scare the
sh*t out of everyone...even though the chance of infection will still
be miniscule. (Who will pay the insurance payout? How could anyone prove
they caught HIV from Magic?)

        Could someone please post me the name of the song played during
player introductions in Chicago and who sings it? TIA

                                                       SKH

PS Wonder if Jordan will change his mind about retiring at 32...
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From: satish@a.chem.upenn.edu (Satish Nair)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: RE: Magic's Back
Date: 1 Oct 92 17:58:15 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

Hi,

Am I the only one that is slightly distrubed by Magic's return?? Now don't
get me wrong I think he's one of the greatest players of all time but come
on now, basketball is a physical sport and the likelyhood of getting cuts is
pretty darn high.  Now how many of you would want to participate in a full
contact sport with a person who's carrying an infectitious disease when 
he starts bleeding???

Just concerned over general opinions,

satish nair


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From: markham@brtph600.bnr.ca (Andrew Markham P205)
Subject: Re: Are the Knicks \*really\* going to be that good?
Organization: Bell Northern Research Inc.
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1992 15:07:17 GMT

ksw3@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (KENNETH STARR WATSON) writes:
>
> I only have a few questions about the new Knicks team.  What happens if
> Anthony goes down at point guard?  

I wouldn't worry about this too much.  To base the teams outlook on the
possible injury of a very healthy second-year player is kinda useless.
Unless, of course, you think Anthony will be starting, which I will bet
he won't.

> Doc Rivers used to be pretty good but he seems to be injured a lot of 
> the time.  

True.  He also (as I have said many times) isn't *that* proficient at 
running an offense.  In Atlanta, he had Dominique who can handle the ball
(regardless of the fact he would shoot it after he took 3 dribbles), I don't 
know who's going to help out in New York.

> Also Anthony didn't do much to impress me during the regular season last 
> year (can you say trigger?).

Anthony will be a decent back-up, but if the Knicks want to make a BULL-run,
I think Anthony has to take over the PG position by the end of the season
(he might be able to do it, but it is a big 'IF').

> Also, how long will it take a bunch of strangers to play like a team?

I wouldn't worry about this, either.  With Riley at the helm, the team will
gel by mid-season.

> What are the Knicks planning to do at the forward positions?  Will Mason
> play more SF?  He has surprising quickness for somebody that big.  

Here is where questions have been rising over the past couple of weeks.
Charles Smith and Anthony Mason can play all 3 front-line positions, but
are probably least effective at the SF spot.  Oakley is simply stuck at PF.  
Tony Campbell, while more of a SG than SF, will spend most of his time at
SF probably getting his breathers from one of Mason/Smith.

Do they have any other options?

> OK so I had more than a couple questions, but I think the Knicks should 
> still be a good team and should give Jordan & Co. a run for their money.

I believe it is going to come down to New York, Utah, Phoenix/Portland and
Chicago, with Chicago coming out the undisputed winner.  It won't be easy,
but I don't see anyone better...

The biggest problems the Knicks have (IMHO) is at the point guard and
small forward spots.  While Doc is a veteran, I don't think he is that
good of a ball-handler/distributer and I don't see anyone (except maybe
Tony Campbell -- albeit for brief stretches) to help him move the ball
around.  With regards to the small forward spot, who can play it?  
Riley is big on defense, but it looks like they have no one to guard the
SF's of the league.  Smith and Mason can help out with the big rebounders, and 
Campbell with the small shooters, but what about the rest (Pippen, Mullin, 
L.Johnson, Xavier, Rodman (just kidding), etc...)?

Oh well, guess we'll see in another month!

>GO Knicks!!

GO Bulls!!! 3-PEAT!!!

-- 
Andrew W. Markham (markham@bnr.ca)
Bell Northern Research, Inc.
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 00:13:16 EDT
From: <ACH2@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Fantasy League openings



In article <92269.193812ACH2@psuvm.psu.edu>, <ACH2@psuvm.psu.edu> says:
>
>     Several openings exist in an e-mail NBA fantasy league.
>Only entrance requirement is stable net (e-mail) access.
>
>Alan Hutson
>commissioner and owner of the Endorsers
>New Internet Basketball League

Said openings have been filled already, thanks to those who
responded.

 Alan
From: radkel@canctr.mc.duke.edu (R.CLOUGH)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Rodman Trade Rumor (Here we go again!)
Date: 6 Oct 92 16:42:02 GMT
Reply-To: radkel@canctr.mc.duke.edu
Organization: Duke U. Med. Ctr., Durham, NC

Pete Vecsey today in McNews reported that the Worm himself met with the Pistons
CEO last week, and it was decided that the club would try to trade him. 
The most immediate offer is a straight-up trade with Sacramento for Wayman
Tisdale.  I think that the Kings would certainly get the better end of this
proposed deal.
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 08:54:30 EDT
From: <ACH2@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Rockets Trade
Distribution: na


In article <1992Sep26.180848.26598@cs.yale.edu>, tseng-neill@CS.YALE.EDU (Neill
Tseng) says:
>
>I just read that the Minnesota Timberwolves have traded guard Scott Brooks to
>the Houston Rockets for a 1995 second-round draft choice.  Anyone have any
>info on Brooks?
>
Scottie was a back-up PG for the 'Wolves. Showed a lot of defensive
hustle from time to time, shoots the 3 fairly well.

1992 stats:
ppg  rpg  apg  stl  3's
5.1  1.2  2.5  66   32-90 (.356)  1082 min last year

Alan Hutson
>
>
>--
>Neill Tseng (neill@minerva.cis.yale.edu)
>The Showdown:  Outrage 7, Whip Appeal 5
>Hurt Me...The Legend Lives On (3-on-3 champs of the world)
>Ilha Formosa!!!
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From: jdt29225@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Jazzy J )
Subject: Re: Where is ex-Knicks Kenny Walker ?
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 13:44:36 GMT

rzhu@jeeves.uwaterloo.ca (Happy Programmer) writes:

>    Just my curiosity . I did not see Denny Walker 91-92 season . I guessed he 
>have been cut by Knicks . I cannot imagine how a talentless player like him 
>could  get a chance to play in NBA .
>    No flame please .

	Kenny Walker was let go by the Knicks, and he played part of
	last season in Spain.  He was also seen many times on the Univerisy
	of Kentucky campus, attending UK basketball games and the like.

	However, I would not call Kenny Walker "talentless".  The man was
	the 2nd all-time leader scorer in UK history -- and was a unanimous
	all-american his senior year at UK.  Kenny could really jump, and
	he could rebound and defend.  However -- he was typical of the 
	great college player who couldn't fit himself into the pros.  He
	played with his back to the basket at UK -- and with the Knicks,
	he had to shoot jumpers, which wasn't his specialty.  Needless to
	say, he never really found a role -- and then found himself out
	of the league.  Kind of a shame for a man who's such a good citizen.

	Jazzy J
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From: saunders@luther.che.wisc.edu (Brian E. Saunders)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Magic's reappearing act
Date: 5 Oct 92 03:30:38 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Madison

In article <6830@blue.cis.pitt.edu.UUCP> pmmst8+@pitt.edu (Paul M Mweene) writes:
>In article <1992Oct2.141555.4058@newstand.syr.edu> bewillia@mothra.syr.EDU (Col. Devon McKnight) writes:
>>
>>	So did Bob Cousy, who, for some ungodly reason, decided to un-retire
>>and play the point for the Cincinatti Royals, whom he was coaching.  He 
>>averaged a sparkling 0.7 points, and 1.4 assists in 7 games.
>>>Russ Smith
>
>mmmh... Some of the things claimed on this net....
>0.7 ppg *7games= 4.9 pts total....
>
>Makala

I can't even describe how poor of an attempt at humor I think this is.
Let's say Bob Cousy had an average of 0.714285714 (to 9 significant
figures).  Now are you happy?  Eeeegads!
-- 

Brian E. Saunders			saunders@luther.che.wisc.edu
From: halpin@sw.stratus.com (Jim Halpin)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Nets don't match, Terry Mills -> Pistons officially!
Date: 1 Oct 92 17:23:29 GMT
Organization: Stratus Computer, Inc.

In article <1687380CD.EIVERSO@cms.cc.wayne.edu>, EIVERSO@cms.cc.wayne.edu writes:>

> >Mills has never lived up to his highschool press clippings,
>  
> They must have been incredible clippings. Mills led Michigan to the NCAA
> title in '89.
>  


	Gee, I seem to remember Glenn Rice and Rumeal Robinson being the leaders
of that team.....

-- 
!	Jim  Halpin
!	halpin@turkey.sw.stratus.com
!	Marlboro, MA
From: davem@uvmark.uucp (Dave Meeks)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Heat Trade Speculation
Date: 28 Sep 92 03:48:36 GMT
Article-I.D.: uvmark.1992Sep28.034836.37911
Organization: Vmark Software, Inc.

In article <92270.144338IOR@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU> IOR@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU (Thomas Hyer) writes:
>In article <1992Sep25.014335.5371@uvmark.uucp>, davem@uvmark.uucp (Dave Meeks)
>says:
>>
>>
>>C-  Patrick Ewing vs. Hakeem ...
>> -  Close call, but I think Hakeem is the much better talent.  He blocks more
>>    shots, steals more balls, rebounds better, and scores about the same.
>>    I think he is the leagues 2nd best Center (D. Robinson being #1), with
>>    Ewing a distant 3rd.
>>
>
>  This week's Lor Challenge:
>
>  I have the impression that Ewing and Robinson routinely
>stomp Ewing in direct matchups.  Do the records bear me out?
>
>Tom Hyer

You know, it is funny, but I haven't heard nor seen squat from Ed in quite
awhile.  In fact, ever since the end of our last argument.  As to your
"challenge", just exactly what did you mean by that???  I realize you 
probably meant Ewing in one of the two spots and Hakeem in the other,
but which..  Details are crucial :-)


-- 
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From: koehnema@enuxha.eas.asu.edu (Harry Koehnemann)
Subject: What the hell happend to the CAP! (Re: Magic signs $14.6M)
Followup-To: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Reply-To: koehnema@enuxha.eas.asu.edu (Harry Koehnemann)
Organization: Arizona State University
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 17:17:09 GMT

In article <1992Oct02.123623.26492@brtph560.bnr.ca> markham@brtph600.bnr.ca (Andrew Markham P205) writes:
>On the radio this morning, I heard that Magic Johnson has signed a 1-year
>extension to his contract worth $14.6 MILLION.  This would be the largest
>contract ever awarded in team sports (obviously).

TRUE!
Lets see here.  Magic retires and the Lakers use 1/2 his old salary
to sign Threat.  Then Magic decides to some back and all of a sudden
they can pay him 14.6M.  There's a couple problems with this:


1) The Lakers shouldn't own the rights to Magic.  The signing of Threat
   was only made possible by Magic leaving.  And now they can have him
   back for free?  If you want some extra money under the cap, have a
   player or two retire, sign someone under free agency and then have
   those players come out of retirement.  Apparently retired players
   can be brought back without counting against the cap.

2) Even if the Lakers are entitled to Magic's services (which I don't
   think they are), they should still have to sign him under the cap.
   If the Lakers are over the cap (which I imagine they are) that would
   mean giving him the league minimum.  Period.  OK, so maybe you can
   argue he's entitled to the other half of his salary they weren't using
   on Threat.
   
That's the best they should have been able to do.  Where the Hell is 14.6M
come from.  That's more than the Cap for any single team, isn't it?
This thing is a complete pile of shit.
--
Harry Koehnemann
koehnema@enuxha.eas.asu.edu
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From: terry@garfield.Stanford.EDU (Terry Wong)
Subject: Re: Anthony Avent
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 92 19:31:38 GMT

In article <ld1iu0INNgql@priddy.cs.utexas.edu>, wardrb@cs.utexas.edu (Richard Byron Ward) writes:
|> Who has the rights to Anthony Avent?  I thought that he had definite
|> NBA potential when he played for Seton Hall, but then he chose
|> the european route...  Also, how many years is he contracted to play in 
|> Europe?

Avent who was the Milwaukee's 1st round pick in the 91 draft (15th overall)
and who played in Italy last year, signed with the Bucks some months ago.
He averaged 13 points and 10 boards last year with his team in Italy.

					terry@garfield.Stanford.EDU
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From: u_nique@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Jerray Wei)
Subject: Re: DETROIT PISTONS
Organization: HAC - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 22:36:20 GMT

In article <1992Sep26.144729.11956@Princeton.EDU> hariharn@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Ramesh Hariharan) writes:
> 
>I heared that the Pistons are planning to trade Dennis Rodman. Jeez !!!
>Has the piston management lost it's mind. Taking Dennis out of your team
>contradicts the philosophy (tough D and ability to fight for the
>rebounds) which took the Pistons to #1, 2 yrs in a row.

What, are you kidding?  It's also the philosophy that has made them get
blasted two years in a row from the playoffs, not to mention a serious
fall in the standings.  The Pistons defense was the best, but their offense
was also among the worst...

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From: nates@ll.mit.edu ( Nate Smith)
Subject: Re: Magic's legacy
Organization: MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 92 17:15:49 GMT

In article <1992Oct3.183008.22398@pellns.alleg.edu> freshlt@pell1l23.alleg.edu (Timothy Freshly) writes:
>			numerous (exact # ???) All-Star appearances
>
>		Tim

hey, there's something:  how many NBA players have more All-Star
appearances than regular season appearances?  i can think of...one.

- nate
From: splin@cauchy.usc.edu (Sen-Pin Lin)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Underestimating the Lakers, again
Date: 1 Oct 1992 11:31:22 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: cauchy.usc.edu

stsshol@st.unocal.COM (Herb Lam) writes:

>As for depth, do you know who the Lakers have on their squad?  This is
>probably one of the deepest if not the deepest Lakers team they have ever
>had.  Even Magic said so.  The Lakers are 10 deep.  Let me name the
>players:  
>	
>	Centers:	Divac and Edwards
>	Forwards:	Worthy, Perkins, Green, and Cambell
>	Guards:		Magic, Scott, Threatt, and Peeler

>One of the other two players will be Duane Cooper, the point guard they
>drafted from USC.  The other will be a forward.

Just curious, who will be the 12th guy in lakers' squad? Chucky Brown? Tony
Smith? Cliff Robinson? or some new Laker? I believe J**K H***Y is gone (Thank
God).

>Herb

Ben
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From: c1h3384@rigel.tamu.edu 
Subject: Magic's teammates are in danger!
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 23:42:00 GMT


I think Magic's teammates are in extreme danger because of his decision to
come back. Let us face it, Magic and his teammates will be treated by the 
same physician and the same medical instruments. Even though certain measures
will be imposed, I am sure, to prevent possible transfer of the virus, but
who know what will happen. Anyone in LA hears any responses from the rest of
the Lakers team to complain about the danger? 

Bob
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From: markham@brtph600.bnr.ca (Andrew Markham P205)
Subject: Re: Are the Knicks *really* going to be that good???
Organization: Bell Northern Research Inc.
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1992 18:53:44 GMT

jte@beefheart.cc.columbia.edu writes:
>
>The Knicks are deep and versatile up front, and in the back court.  The 
>number of possible lineups for them is mind-boggling.  Mason, Smith, and 
>Oakley can play just about any front-court position.  

If you think Oakley can play just about any front-court position, then I
defy you to name a power forward that *CANNOT* play just about any front-
court position.

Oakley at anything but power forward would be absurd.

-- 
Andrew W. Markham (markham@bnr.ca)
Bell Northern Research, Inc.
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From: claird@NeoSoft.com (Cameron Laird)
Subject: Re: British odds on the championship...
Organization: NeoSoft Communications Services -- (713) 684-5900
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1992 19:20:11 GMT

In article <BvGp62.Gr2@news.cso.uiuc.edu> jdt29225@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Jazzy J ) writes:
>dla@westford.ccur.com (Dave Anderson) writes:
>
>
>>  Partial listing of Britain's legal bookmakers' odds 
>>  on capturing the 1993 NBA Championship:
>
>>          Chicago       3-2
>>          Portland      7-2
>>          San Antonio   6-1
			.
			.
			.
>
>	Interesting... no Phoenix?  I'd surely put them ahead of San
>	Antonio and Golden State.  Perhaps the British know something we
>	don't know?
			.
			.
			.
Is there a Tark connection in all this?
What *is* the man doing these weeks?
-- 

Cameron Laird
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From: andy@misha.Central.Sun.COM (Andy Knipp SE Andersen)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: What the hell happend to the CAP! (Re: Mag
Date: 2 Oct 92 10:28:27 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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In article 18033@ennews.eas.asu.edu, koehnema@enuxha.eas.asu.edu (Harry Koehnemann) writes:
> In article <1992Oct02.123623.26492@brtph560.bnr.ca> markham@brtph600.bnr.ca (Andrew Markham P205) writes:
> >On the radio this morning, I heard that Magic Johnson has signed a 1-year
> >extension to his contract worth $14.6 MILLION.  This would be the largest
> >contract ever awarded in team sports (obviously).
>    
> That's the best they should have been able to do.  Where the Hell is 14.6M
> come from.  That's more than the Cap for any single team, isn't it?
> This thing is a complete pile of shit.



If Magic was a free agent,  the Lakers could sign him to any contract they need
to retain his services.  






---
Andy Knipp                    |
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From: ksmoore@taco.engr.ucdavis.edu (Kevin S. Moore)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Rodman Trade Roumor
Date: 29 Sep 92 05:41:10 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: College of Engineering - University of California - Davis

As I understand it, Rodman has stated in no uncertain terms that he
wants out of Detroit, and that he would be VERY interested in playing
for Sacramento (something to do with his girlfriend living there).
Apparently he is being SO vehement about it that it seems QUITE likely
that he will be traded, but probably NOT to Sacramento.  

that's what I heard.
From: sheyn@csa.bu.edu (Igor Sheyn)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Nets don't match, Terry Mills -> Pistons officially!
Date: 1 Oct 92 22:48:31 GMT
Organization: Computer Science Department, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
Originator: sheyn@csa


In article <1992Oct1.183417.17635@babbage.ece.uc.edu>, rbd@flash.ece.uc.edu (Bobby Davis) writes:
|> EIVERSO@cms.cc.wayne.edu writes:
|> >Mills led Michigan to the NCAA title in '89.
|> 
|> Mills LED them???  Geez, here I was thinking that Glen Rice was the
|> one who stuck all of those clutch baskets every time Michigan needed
|> them.  The only thing that Mills led in was probably the crucial
|> `doughnuts consumed' category (I think he still has the school record).
|> 
|> My theory is that the Pistons didn't even want him that much but thought
|> that Jersey would match the offer.  After all, it worked with Jon Koncak.
|> I can just picture Detroit's front office personnel, sitting around in
|> shock.  "What do you mean, they didn't match the offer?!?!?"
|> 
|> Bob Davis
It's a ridiculous suggestion. What's the point of making an offer
if u don't really want a player? Just to spoil other team's salary pictures?
WHen the team is not even in your division?