I mentioned this briefly in another thread without realizing this was already posted. I don't know what Chicago has that Vancouver will take. Bibby is worth Chicago's high draft pick. Maybe Artest and Drew. Fizer and Crawford have not yet proved themselves. Same thing for Atlanta. What will they give up for Shareef? They don't really have much that Vancouver needs. Us? We would have to give Hakeem and change and picks and take Big Country in return. But this segues into a thread on the other forum. ------------------
Chicago Tribune Sam Smith January 1, 2001 The Grizzlies have been the target of most league executives over the last few weeks after team President Dick Versace talked about dismantling the team with rumors of trading Mike Bibby, Othella Harrington and Shareef Abdur-Rahim, the latter said to be discouraged about being benched almost the entire fourth quarter last week in the Grizzlies' first game in three years televised nationally in the U.S. "There are not a lot of kids running around and saying I want to be like Shareef," said marketing director Andy Dolich. "We have to do a better job with that." Only if the team does a better job on the court, and coach Sidney Lowe doesn't sound optimistic about his group with 21 losses in their last 25 games. "I don't know if we have the right mix here," Lowe said. "Some guys are warriors. Other guys are too passive. This is a man's league. You either have it or you don't. We don't have a bad boy. We don't have a guy who will just get in someone's face. Our guys are kind of reserved, laid back." Hearing that, Bibby said, "As far as getting in somebody's face and yelling at them, I'm not going to do that. If it's anybody, it should be Sidney." Which is one reason Bibby and Abdur-Rahim, the latter criticized for being unable to hit late-game shots, have been big names on the trade market. Bulls insiders say the team has been trying to put together a package for Bibby with offers of any two players other than Elton Brand and the Hawks are trying to deal for Atlanta native Abdur-Rahim. ------------------
