Re: Baker

["Cecil" <cecil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The only problem with this cancel-my-subscription stuff, is the
unpredictability of the season and injuries and offcourt incidents, etc.

How many folks thought we had a chance of making it to the conference
championship this time last year?  Raise your hand.  IMHO, Obie deserves a
chance to work with the players they decide on before any of us throw in the
towel.

One thing I agree with my dear friend Daniel Forant on, is the need to find
more rest for Pierce and Antoine this season.  I think the heavy minutes led
to exhaustion with Pierce especially.  And the way he was getting whacked
around in the playoffs will lead to injury sooner or later.  Hopefully
Kedrick will log 12-15 mpg.

Cecil (welcome back Joe and Alex)


----- Original Message -----
From: Orion <jlyell@netzero.net>
To: Alexander Wang <awang@MIT.EDU>; <celtics@igtc.com>
Cc: <fanmail@bostonceltics.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 8:39 PM
Subject: RE: Baker


> Believe me stranger deals have happened. Would you have traded Jason
> Williams for Mike Bibby?
>
>
> Have any of Donald Sterling previous decisions ever made sense other then
> the Brand deal? Almost all the talent he has drafted in the past 10 years
> has moved on with little to show. The same will happen in the next 2 years
> with odom and Darius Miles. Sterling will not pay multiple players the max
> in multi-year deals.  I think they have made the playoffs one year that I
> recall. Elton Brand is their franchise player, and they drafted 2 players
> that play the same position. Why? Trade value.
>
>
> He already balked at making moves to get Andre Miller and Baron Davis due
to
> their long-term nature, both of which would have made them much better.
>
> Both Wilcox and Jaric are prospects as you mentioned. They could turn into
a
> Ben Wallace and Predrag Stojakovic, or just as easily a Chris Washburn,
Sam
> Bowie, Jerome Moiso, Harold Minor, Bo Kimball, etc. Thats where talent
> evaluation comes into play.
>
> Its a crap shoot plain and simple. Anderson gives him an out after this
> year, or the ability to negotiate a reasonably priced deal next year. Last
I
> had heard Kenny still lived in L.A. Battie or V give them a reasonably
> priced replacement at the 5 spot if they can not sign Olowkandi.
>
> If you don't make an offer, it isn't going to happen. I don't know about
> you, but signing the likes of Bremer, Sundov, Oliver the big "Oh my God"
> Miller, don't get me real excited. Unless they add something my Direct
> Ticket is cancelled. I don't want to see the product they have to offer,
and
> everyone should make them aware of this if they feel the same or little
> change will occur.
>
>
> John
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-celtics@igtc.com [mailto:owner-celtics@igtc.com]On Behalf Of
> Alexander Wang
> Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 3:29 PM
> To: celtics@igtc.com
> Cc: fanmail@bostonceltics.com
> Subject: RE: Baker
>
>
> At 05:49 PM 7/21/2002, Orion wrote:
> >Another option s still with the Clippers. Could we get Chris Wilcox and
> >Marko Jaric in a deal for Anderson?
>
> The answer to this question, before you ask it another ten times, is
> NO. Just for a moment, try to think from the perspective of someone on
> the Clippers side of this. Would you trade two young prospects, one of
> whom you've just drafted, for an expensive over-the-hill point guard
> with one year left on his contract? What does that get them? One year
> of Kenny Anderson; if they wanted more years, they can just wait until
> the offseason when he's a free agent.
>
> I'm sorry, but all of these trades based on the idea that the Clippers
will
> be monumental idiots (which is arguable) and furthermore idiots that
> want to take on expensive, mediocre players while giving up cheap
> young talent (which is completely implausible), are a waste of time.
>
> Alex
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