Re: anyone see Chanel 68 sportstalk last night?

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

If there is any truth to this, then I would say trade him to the Bucks for
Baker. I have been one of his biggest backers but he is begining to bore me
with his tantrums. We know Baker wants to be here and though Walker is
versatile but Vin Baker is an all star..in addition if Walker leaves after
his third year then we will lose big time. Now I won't take Van Horn at 3
even if we trade for Baker, I would still go Battie if available otherwise
take Mecer at 3. With the 6th pick I would roll the dice and go for Foyle
or Cato if we take Mercer with our 3rd otherwise tradeup to get Van Horn.
I can be happy with either of the following lineups: 
- - Walker, Battie, Van Horn, Wesley, Minor, Williams, Radja, Ellison,
Barros, Brown
- - Baker, Foyle,  Williams, Mercer, Wesley, Minor, Radja, Ellison, Barros,
Brown 
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Mishra                                                                 
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> Last night on Channel 68, Butch had Michael Holley from the Globe on and
> they were talking about the draft.  Holley said that there was no way
that
> the celtics would draft Ron Mercer.  He said that there really were
> problems between him and Walker.  I got the feeling that he knew
something
> that we don't about the situation but that he couldn't say what it was.
> 
> They were talking mainly about getting Van Horn at 3, and then McGrady at
> 6, but i can't see this happening.  Van Horn is an NBA small forward, and
> we already have two of those in Walker and Williams.  Plus it would still
> leave us without a big guy. The more i think about it, the more i like
the
> idea of taking McGrady at 6.  It's very risky, but the reward could be
> huge.  With the other pick, we need to go big, with either Foyle or Cato.

> Since #3 is too high to take those guys, here's what i think we should
do:
> 
> Assuming that Philly is taking Battie, I think the thing to do is set up
a
> trade with the third pick similar to the one that Milwaukee and the
> T-Wolves did last year.  We take Mercer or Van Horn for a team that
really
> needs him, and that team takes a player that we really want (Foyle or
Cato)
> and we trade and get that team's first round draft pick next year out of
> the deal. 
> 
> That way, we'd get the player of the future (McGrady), a big man (Cato or
> Foyle), and another first round draft pick for next year, which would
leave
> us in a similar situation to this year where we have 2 first round picks.
> 
> Jeff