RE: Father BSG Administers Last Rights

[kai_brunnen_g@ix.netcom.com]

Last rites, post-midnight slip.

Wrong as usual, about Pot. He's a $5 million dollar back-up center
on a team that needs cap space desperately. I don't think there's
too many $5 million dollar back-up centers out there with Pot's
level of talent. Now, if Pot was good enough to start, his salary would be more
equitable, even a bargain. But, alas, he's an overpriced reserve, who has
declined in talent.

Wrong as usual, about Stith: You're playing with fire, if you keep him
around. This is a guy who has been constantly injured. This is a team,
that needs to delete contracts and acquire draft choices for a
Pitino-GM-less future. Stith is marketable right now. You've got to take
advantage of that, while you can.   Before he goes down with another
injury.  

Wrong as usual, with your wise remark on Jamal Crawford.
BSG's reference to a Stith trade, involved trading him to
a contending team. As far as my views on Crawford, I think along the
lines of Moiso and the Phoenix pick for him, or Walker to the Bulls
for their unprotected lottery pick, Crawford, and another player.

And the Chicago loss was despicable. So, if it doesn't bother
you too much, what can you say....

Ray
 

> ** Original Subject: RE: [Celtic_Pride] Father BSG Administers Last Rights
> ** Original Sender: Kestutis.Kveraga@dartmouth.edu (Kestutis Kveraga)
> ** Original Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 06:20:52 -0800

> ** Original Message follows... 

>
> --- You wrote:
> 
> BSG beat me to the punch regarding trading Bryant Stith. They should
> 
> definitely move him out before the trading deadline. Pot and Stith
> 
> for....
> 
> --- end of quote ---
> 
> 
> Sure, let's ship off our only proven veteran two-way player, along with our two
> stars for Jamal Crawford....Way (of the Ray) to go, folks.... Let's become
> Chicago East, which Way, Mark, and some others seem to advocate. 
> 
> 
> Oh, wait a minute, didn't we get spanked by Chicago the other night? So, maybe
> it's not so bad to be Chicago...BTW, that loss didn't bother me too much,
> because it probably indicates one of two things:
> 
> 1) our main guys had a bad night, which happens;
> 
> 2) our main guys don't really care if they lose games like this because of the
> Pitino situation described by BSG. And that's fine, because it will probably
> hasten the end of the Pitino era, which can't come soon enough for me. 
> 
> 
> In any case, before blowing up the team, why not change one thing at a time
> like a careful experimenter, and see how our current core of players does with
> a new coach, eh? If there's no improvement, then sure, ship them out. But I do
> believe that Walker and Pierce are only going to get better, including on
> defense, and the right coach and some maturation (agree with Cecil on that)
> will make them perennial All-Stars. Stith is the kind of player we should hold
> on to, not dump with bad salaries. (And Pot, despite being talentless, is not
> really a 'bad' contract. Like (I think) Alex has pointed out, that's the kind
> of center  $5M/yr gets you in the NBA these days - most centers making that
> kind of money are pretty much stiffs, except for those on the rookie scale.) 
> 
> 
> Kestas
> 
> PS and what the hell are last 'rights' anyway?


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