" I let's switch to basketball right now joining us as he does every week you're -- the fictional is the president himself okay. President of basketball operations for your Boston Celtics the NEA's what's -- any. You don't -- yeah you know. I'll put black dot com read today not a thing about basketball you talk about what you want to lose their right now I'm -- with -- to talk about baseball should do well. That's correct I was all around athlete I watched -- on every person. As low fat guy watch TV they Browns went you must be and climate and you're not this week and where are you. I'm here. -- that he's an analyst at Woodstock a little bit about the chicks -- usually taken out. A trip like this this early -- November usually you guys play a little of them right. Yeah we have more home games but it's good to get out of I think. Think for the guys tackle. Now and get some good competition certainly in Houston game the other night. I take it that you guys are satisfied that Kendrick Perkins is under percent healthy based on what we've seen here this week."
" Yeah I don't kill him it's been good we were confident that he was % helped the a few weeks before training camp just trying to mixture by as much time -- we can't let his sober he'll put. You know you'll probably have -- maintenance -- treatment on all the time book and think that I think he's going to make it yet."
" Is nor is there are more confident. He signaled confidence in him out there and certainly we watched his game mature. Last year during the year we talked a lot last year about being around. Real veteran guys poised guy especially around KG. But it almost seems to me that when you win a championship younger guys seem to have a little bit more -- you're watching him the other night with with numbing and it gave. Any just you could you could see the confidence out there that he was controlling that position."
" Well he he had a great game -- in the -- you know he's so little bit about last in the playoffs there was one game where I think he had 1816. But -- about -- twelve halftime in the Detroit series. Game seven against Atlanta I mean he came at a -- with about eight points and six rebounds in the first quarter really -- stolen in the Kendrick has the ability and he has been very confident kid he he he still thinks that he didn't get enough touches and he needs more taxes than KG Paul ready to be looked good for him more. But he's very complicated. As and so that. On the road the other night against Houston. -- with confidence and Rajon as well. Experience that they went through last year was was huge they have their development."
" That's what you used to -- you know get enough touches movement -- doesn't touch it a shot at though now."
" Yeah like my I think I might pop. And scoring games in my career where will Berger -- were injured the Cowboys and those trying to poison them."
" Fourteen for seventeen at the free throughout navigated the black hole you have a good chance to attract. -- don't know that game against Houston Al Gore was the last night to come on the Oklahoma City their little bit down but you know we saw what -- issue the last back to back in Indiana. You know -- in my little sluggish and come out you know associates a quarter last -- out Gabor was that."
" You know it couldn't have couldn't get a win and I didn't think we played very well last night that confided that -- could very well it gets to be so that this little bit of a concern that. The team played -- You know played as hard as -- had a great second quarter after a sluggish start. And second third quarters when making porous and Adam. You know this ought -- made some great stretch of the -- poking -- the bench and it did effect on that and have. I also think Glen Davis even though he's not scoring the ball right now he's doing so many things for us on the court and then he achieved -- but the first our game."
" resident of Houston game as well he moves extremely well does that in any lag it or come off all the games for last year won -- championship and have a team that's intense. You know especially with KG he's out there -- practices practice men at the same level as it was last year."
" no practices have been great yeah and up you know I'm not I know how competitive our guys are I don't that they don't fit state to the same time my. You know -- worry about. The -- creeping in here and you know the Indiana game worried you little bit because we've lost that game I didn't think Indiana played great. Computer at this spot that we -- cap that it takes sometimes your body's -- my -- but I just. I just thought that that was the first team and really the only game where we just were really really."
" You're going to pull back trachsel would make it short of for the guys. Don't lose that freshness."
" Well yeah I think I think doctors is the best business -- on that I think he knows when of course when the lay off and I think he has include a really good deal of managing minutes and players and fatigue and you know his experience. As a player and played a lot of different coaches I think that as easy had a great great feel for those --"
" I what did you think of the Allen Iverson Chelsea don't you."
" Well -- Turks aideed you know when you have to top top players go between top teams. I think that's sort of makes a lot of interest it would. Wonder what's going to happen he I don't know I think that that is different players like it is Denver needed a little more -- franchise in. And they -- cute. Available -- all of a lot I think that felt that that is what I'm working. The miserable of this opinion on my part but I think it could -- completely -- there's -- there's the future cap management. In almost as big as well involved in straight but I still think Detroit is. Is it be a contender in the Eastern Conference in. It without at."
" Well that was an explosion I was going to ask you about the cap situation and how much talk is out here amongst the the league -- that people are going to try to put themselves in the position. To get what might might be the best crop of free agency are coming up to 2000."
" Well you know that it's different in basketball than it is another sport. And everybody thinks the reality of it is in these situations have never happened -- work. LeBron James -- was created to another team. Cleveland mustered just totally. Playing bad basketball coach into winning a championship and it looks like they're going to be a top fourteen. Here for many years to come because -- nucleus that cap on the roster. They have the ability to -- the game as much as they're doing. Of course more than anybody else and I just don't think that that's going to happen I personally think that it's. He's going to sign a contract extensions well before 2000 and bosh is going to be back -- on the -- could stay in mine and and now. You know there's about taking up -- project 2000 and capped -- with about two to three players that could be available maybe none of them are going to be available by the time 2000 and rolled around."
" Marketing deals and stuff like that with companies being in certain cities. I mean more money for player and in any way play in to what possibly could be a mover guy. Takes less money that he could get with the parent team simply because there's more money for him in the city he's played for marketing deals."
" Well you know I don't know LeBron James pretty marketable whether he put in Cleveland Milwaukee -- was yes and he's he's on national TV everywhere -- that we all over the country. Games are on the European ABC TNT regularly. I think LeBron as an example he he's he -- 980 million dollar Nike contract eighteen year old going to Cleveland since the hunt is 120 in New York I don't know the answer that it. That there -- there's something to that that I really don't think in the whole scheme of things that are the reasons why players are and -- that."
" How much is the current climate playing -- if there if there's not going to be. Amount of money by people by boxes or order give these type contract that play into the amount of money that's going to be don't divvied out."
" Well I guess I just think it's you know and that. Is that there will be named that -- talked about. Chris Bosh me. -- have a great career as well I think it's going to stand on it he loves to auto in the team is good and you have a good time in Toronto and pay him a lot more than anybody else could have. And so -- I think -- Everybody's sake planning for the year 2000 and I just don't know what's going to you know nobody none of them have any idea what could be available without its its."
" Do you think there's a possibility we might have more sign and trade deals were teams deal player away after signing."
" I I don't know that either means that you know that that's a better situation -- team -- star player. But I know which are put the ample few years back up that's when Jordan Pippen retired they were trying to get older it all the cap space in. Everything that they that they were planning on doing -- Tracy McGrady was a big part of then you depend on inning you know Tim Duncan in the on back to. Antonio chasing the -- Orlando and and they ended up signing. I'm not think it would -- Very active. What's his name or starlet he paid him about seven million dollars and Brad Miller and they played about eight million dollars to and you know they get the secondary group of guys and their -- for awhile lakers' side use another cap space. Oak sometimes capped it -- can be cursed if you plan on trying to always. Prepare for cap space. He still have to have really good luck. In order make."
" wanted to ask -- questions and he's joking around waters and I'm pretty darn it is."
" Like let -- example like for example like the Detroit you know Iverson looked big in order for them have cap space that means they have to. Not have Iverson and not have Rasheed Wallace. But with the -- so in order to renounce them may create cap space than any ethical point -- better players than Rasheed Wallace -- valid driver's."
" That's why doesn't have the international is coming any free agents out there close risky move well that's why doesn't make more sense -- the longevity does play that a guy certainly does not want to play in a certain city of whatever. That you try to do a sign injury."
" He tried to but it but the players control. A lot of times when you've you know Seattle wanted to do -- with Rasheed Wallace but -- ball is going to go to Orlando. And -- don't need this country so what do you just and skeptics who."
" Why do you read so much about the possibility of LeBron coming to New York coming to Brooklyn when they moved to brought -- why we -- so much of that."
" I just think that maybe there's some of the pocket because of the association -- JD it was minority owner. And futures index. You know and that also makes great copy you bring you keep hope alive in cities that are struggling in the I think and I'm not saying that it's not ever going to how. I have no idea whether it's going to happen -- I think it. There's there's a lot of talk about it than than the reality of the the possibility if it is it's -- but I don't think it's going to."
" I again I think also in the past we've seen you know significant players like Shaquille O'Neal go from one franchise to another so it's not that there -- president out there right. And trade doing well let's -- periods and it was a straight from one -- I. I I really -- I agree -- that's why about the sun trade I agree with you I I don't think of from franchise. I can't even if the guy doesn't want to play on my team. I don't think -- like I can afford to let him walk for absolutely nothing a maximum contract guy because you're right the -- trying to get one of those guys in the example you gave the Bulls was a terrific one. I'm not sure I get those guys -- that -- to come play for my team but if you can deal that player away. And get somebody else's. Maximum contract guy that may make sense for."
" They're -- like there's anything that. That you looked at this year as an obstacle means you won last year you know a lot of it was going to be going to put -- into played great defense with great intensity last year as a team. What the pitfalls that a face you've been on championship teams we think the biggest football face this team this year."
" Well I think it's important. That we -- in poke him in last year our team special as far as point in the spiritual. Element apart each and how hard they played out -- to -- got a long. I think that that's important to maintain that I think that's Crawford could do -- second year. You know guys are winning more -- expanded roles role players wanted to be more than capable of being. I think that those challenges that the the other thing is you'd -- the hunted in the Weaver on the last year I think that this team -- there really hungry trying to knock off and and we do that great competition with Detroit Orlando and Cleveland. And other teams in the east that it be challenged Atlanta off to a great start they gave a lot there's a lot of hard. Fought battle in the playoffs so I think that I respect the opponents around the league that are that we're trying to knock off again as well."
" I didn't actually get a good one day remember that any time -- mean do you guys Rivers who would max. And then I have any plays that your. I got maxed out at Danny I got mad he does would be given up about a 180 pounds each. Autograph. I don't."
" After I I do a play to give people that come after them."
" You know will finally get kotsay -- and the odds are going into -- I didn't -- and actually. It's."
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