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[Michael Gooen <callmebogie@yahoo.com>]

Josh O wrote:

<<The guys I would lose from this team (besides Kenny, of course)
are Milt, Potapenko (unless they find a better way to use him)
Walter, Battie, and possibly Griffin if he doesn't get his stuff back.>>

Are you kidding?  Lose Milt?  WHY?  With apologies to Randy "Third-Degree
Floor Burn" Brown, Milt is the best point guard on the team.  Since the
Meadowlands Miracle boosted his confidence, he's shown a propensity to
push the ball, the ability to get to the rim, solid defensive skills and
even an occasional outside touch.  I'm not saying the guy's the second
coming of Stephon Marbury, but at a minimum he's shown he can help the
team as a backup playing significant minutes.  And like Blount, the guy
has some real upside -- he's only 23.

I vote for keeping Milt -- even if the C's draft a point guard.  While
Chris Herren has been a nice human interest story, the guy's shown
absolutely nothing on either end of the floor.  If he wants a camp invite,
fine, but let's not get carried away just because he's from Fall River.  

Don't see why the C's should lose Battie, either -- he looked pretty good
before that ankle injury (which looked REALLY brutal).  Let's see how he
recovers.  Now, if the right trade offer comes along, having Battie,
Potapenko and Blount could prove helpful, but for the moment I don't see
the problem in having several somewhat skilled big men.  

Assuming the C's need to clear space for 3 new players (4 if Sesar comes),
I'd say a sad sayonara to Adrian (after checking to see if there's a way
to clone his basketball brain and heart and transplant them into the
entire roster).  I'd say a happy farewell to Walter and wish him a nice
recording career.  If Sesar comes, I'd bid adieu to Chris Carr, unless
Stith starts looking for a significant raise.  Finally, as noted above,
I'd give Herren a shot in camp -- if he plays great, I'd think seriously
about buying out the last 2 yrs of Anderson's contract, cap relief or no. 


Any thoughts?

Michael Gooen

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