FW: Run, you say?

[JB <jbmetzea@yahoo.com>]

From: JB <jbmetzea@Yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2002 06:55:11 -0500
To: <hartleyo@bellsouth.net>
Subject: Re: Run, you say?


   Thanks for the reasoned reply Hart. We can "come together" over this. All
that you wrote about the rookies and the draft next year (and even what was
not said, about the free agent possibilities in the summer of 2003) will
shape this team, as to whether we become legitimate contenders or not;
agreed.
  What I've said, is that we have several players (R. Brown, McCloed,
McCarty, Blount and Palacio) who are no help at all and who will probably
never be any help. In my opinion, that is too many. I believe there are a
few players in the minor leagues, or still unsigned free agents, who could
be brought in very cheaply and tried out, particularly at the point guard
and power forward/center positions. In order to do that we have to create
some roster space and I projected that one or two, of the above five, could
be cut or retired, without any real loss.
  If we bring in some warm bodies and they don't work out, so what? We
haven't cut into our core, but if we find a player who can help us at one of
two positions, that our rookies don't play, we may just have solidified our
position, not only, as you hoped, "to see them get to the second round of
playoffs," but perhaps, we are not so far away, from coming out of the East.
     
            JB
                   
    
                   

                          Unchain My Heart!


on 1/3/02 8:29 PM, Hartley at hartleyo@bellsouth.net wrote:

Firstly, I did not mean to insult you, but what you initially wrote
seemed a little loony to me.
They have not had chemistry for years, let them continue to learn how to
win. They aren't going to win a championship this year, but they are
going to learn how to win.
What do you think they are going to get (unless you are dealing with GM
idiots) for the likes of Palacio, Mcleod, Brown, Mccarty, Blount? It is
only  our crap for their crap. I think we have a better than average 8
guys as a total, not particularly individually. We need to fill holes,
but not by creating other holes. We have 2 genuine stars and in my
humble opinion another one on the horizon, Kedrick. The jury is still
out on Joe Johnson, to early to make a determination. We have a couple
of #1's next year and that is the time to fill needs. I would love to
see them get to the second round of playoffs this year, although the
East for the most part is horrible.

Regards,
Hart