Unmasking the Ghost

[Michael Gooen <callmebogie@yahoo.com>]

You're not fooling anyone, Mister Ghost!  We know your true identity
-- the evidence is irrefutable.  

You've advocated trading away Antoine Walker, Ron Mercer, Tony Battie,
Kenny Anderson and Bruce Bowen (can't remember whether you've ever
expressed an interest in losing Pierce).  You have been clamoring for
the Celtics to acquire Michael Olowokandi, Lorenzen Wright, Maurice
Taylor and Rodney Rogers, all of whom are Los Angeles Clippers.  The
Los Angeles Clippers were formerly known as the Buffalo Braves.  22
years ago or so, the Celtics and Braves actually pulled off the type
of quasi-franchise swap you have been suggesting, in which John Y.
Brown became the owner of the Celtics.  John Y. Brown (a/k/a "The
Kentucky Colonel", a/k/a "Chicken Man", a/k/a "Mr. Phyllis George")
royally screwed up the Celtics during his brief tenure, most notably
by acquiring Bob McAdoo from the Knicks for 3 first round picks (one
of which became Bill Cartwright).  Only when Red Auerbach threatened
to quit the Celtics and join the Knicks as GM was Brown forced to give
up his interest in the team.  

It's not hard to conclude that John Y. Brown has harbored a huge
grudge against the Celtics ever since he was chased out of town.  It's
also not hard to conclude that he would seek to destroy the Celtics by
the same means that brought him to town -- a FRANCHISE SWAP WITH THE
TEAM NOW KNOWN AS THE LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS, WHICH JUST HAPPENS TO BE
THE WORST FRIGGIN' BASKETBALL TEAM IN NBA HISTORY.  

WE HAVE YOU NOW, MISTER GHOST -- OR SHOULD WE SAY "CHICKEN
MAN"!!!!!!!!!!  

And he might've gotten away with it, too, if it hadn't been for us
meddling kids....

Michael Gooen


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