Re: Stith to sign with Cleveland

[Mark Piotrowski <markp@edu15.coe.ufl.edu>]

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>From: "j.hironaka" <j.hironaka@unesco.org>
>
>>  As glass full as I am, I agree with Mark P. on this much overlooked point
>>  (the loss of Stith). In fact we've lost two old school "glue" players from
>>  each the past two seasons in Griffin and Stith. Where would we have been
>>  the last two years without them?
>
>I see some validity in this point, but the question arises "what were the
>last two years exactly?". It's a worthy statement to make if we made the
>playoffs, but we didn't even make the 8th spot in a genuinely weak
>conference. Fine Griff and Stith (wow...that almost rhymes) are solid
>veterans and a worthy addition to any squad, but I see them as being able to
>be the "glue" on a contender, not a team that wins 35 or 36 games in a
>season. Otherwise what exactly do you have to "glue" together? Yeah, it
>could be worse...we could be a Memphis/GSW, but it could be a lot better
>too.
>
>I think the priority is to get, or develop, some "stars" then add the glue.
>There's more than a few Mario Elie's/Chuck Person's out there to be had for

Chuck Person might be sniffing glue, but he's not the kind we need....

>the minimum if you obtain the stars to put them around. If getting rid of a
>Bryant Stith lets you free up a roster spot or get more minutes for a
>potential star player like Joe Johnson to develop, I'm all for it.

yeah i agree i was just saying that i think we'll miss Stith for more 
than his relatively meager stats.