Re: Stewart-who cares

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>Subj:	Stewart-who cares


Thank you.  You would have thought we lost Tim Duncan or something.  Stewart 
may be nice but he is a long way away.  Play this year with what the C's have 
and then go from there.

>Why is everyone acting like losing Michael Stewart is the end of the
>world for the Celtics?  He's a 6'10, 2nd year, unproven center, I don't
>think losing him means we absolutely need to trade for a center. (much
>less trade Paul for a center)  We had DeClerq and Bannana Boy Knight at
>5 last year and we picked up 36 wins, and that was without having Popeye
>on the defensive boards.  The lead-footed Potapenko would be just as out
>of place in this system as Knight, so why not play this abbreviated
>season with what we have and evaluate from there?  Stewart's deal is
>only 1 year anyway, so if he really impresses we could go steal him from
>the Raptors after this season.
>
>Rohan
>

Rich