re: Wallace hints that Forte was a mistake

[bird <birdwl@earthlink.net>]

> From: Celtic4Hire@AOL.com
>
>
> Interesting article by Josh...It is a little dissappointing because it 
> looks
> like we are going to go with the hand we have and maybe we get lucky down 
> the
>  road somewhere....

"Get lucky"?  Hey, what if there's a ... *gasp* ... plan?

> The absence of comment on Forte and
> Parker was frightening. I understand that they would draft the best 
> players
> available and try to develop them to use in a trade to fill in the other
> holes. But you have to play them to develop them. But it doesn't make much
> sense to draft players that play the same position because they will never
> develop.

While Wallace was pretty obvious in his avoidance of the issue, I'm sick 
and tired of this "they play the same position" crap.  They're grooming 
Forte as a combo (PG/SG) guard (a la Erick Strickland, I guess), and Joe 
Johnson and K. Brown as swingmen -- hell, all three could be on the court 
-- at their "natural" position -- at any given time.  Sure, P-Dub will get 
the most minutes at swing, leaving one other major player, but it's not 
accurate to toss this phrase around like it's a truism.

> I don't know if Obie is on the same plan as Wallace.

Geez, I think they at least consult with one another, don't you?

> My read is
> that I think Wallace is admitting he screwed up on the Forte pick, not 
> taking
> a point guard to develop.

I didn't read it that way at all.  He clearly didn't want to talk about it,
  though.  Your title maintains that it's a truism, while in reality, it's 
only your "read" of the situation -- a highly problematic one.

> I think Forte can be a player. But his value has
> degraded due to his lack of playing time. He will never regain this value
> unless he gets some time that just isn't going to come with this team.

That's not as easy to say as you make seem.  You can't see with any 
certainty into the future of two or three years.

> I like the JJ and Kedrick picks. But at this point, we have to conclude 
> that
> the Forte pick was a screw-up....

3/5'ths into a season?  You're way premature -- it's far too early to say 
any such thing.

Bird