From: davem@uvmark.uucp (Dave Meeks)
Subject: Re: Nets don't match, Terry Mills -> Pistons officially!
Date: Sat, 03 Oct 92 04:03:40 GMT
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In article <16874D9BC.EIVERSO@cms.cc.wayne.edu> EIVERSO@cms.cc.wayne.edu writes:
>In article <1992Oct02.152615.59847@uvmark.uucp>
>davem@uvmark.uucp (Dave Meeks) writes:
> 
>>Well, possibly payback to the coach that left the team to go the the Nets???
>>Sort of a "leave us, we will make sure you have no money to work with...
> 
>Then why aren't the Pistons going after Morris? They said if the Nets
>matched their offer for Mills, then they'd make the same offer to Morris.
>But that still wouldn't put the Nets over the cap. The Pistons are the ones
>who need to come up with more money now.

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.  

> 
>This idea that the Pistons wanted to hurt the Nets and Daly is stupid, and
>it's going to turn into a r.s.b.pro *FACT* (tm) now isn't it?
>The Pistons *wanted* Mills becuz he's young, talented, and they knew how
>much he really weighed (under 260, the Nets thought it was 274).

Well, you are right on  at least one count.. He is young.  THere are many
"talented" players that have better credentials the Mr. Mills.  Mills has
never really shown that he is going to become a major star type player.

> 
>>Not saying this is what happened, but it kind of strange with the variety of
>>other PF types available, the Pistons would offer Terry Mills that kind of
>>money.
> 
>Name a better free agent they could get for that money, one who
>is 24 or younger, a big man, and has a decent inside game (something that
>was missing on the Pistons). While you're at it, make sure he's a Michgan
>basketball hero who'd really love to play for the Pistons.

What does age necessarily have to do with it.  And who says Mills has
a "decent" inside game.  Ok, I guess "decent" might be a work to use, but
I really don't see Mills as a "Michigan basketball hero".  He was a member 
of the championship team, but Glenn Rice was the real hero.  Others, like
Rumeal Robinson, Loy Vaught, and Sean Higgins were also key components.  

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??

Sometimes you tend to take you defensiveness about the Pistons a little too
far and fail to see that most people seem to think it was really stupid.


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