RE: Baker

["Orion" <jlyell@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bird stated


I realize that the team doesn't excite you, and you don't like the
"less-than-big-name" talent it has, but every trade you ever suggest
involves trading away virtually everyone except Walkerpierce and grabbing
guys, like Olowankandi, who will undoubtedly command max salaries (not
that he deserves it, but he will probably get it) or who are no-name
"prospects".  How many of these are even remotely probable?  None that I
can recall.  And even fewer have come about.


Basically everyone on this team except Pierce should be tradable, even
Walker at the right price. The difficult task is finding a taker.  But if
Seattle can find a taker for Baker as Milwaukee did for Kemp, Washington did
for Juwon Howard and his ludicrous contract, anything is possible. Going for
prospects is a risk for us as our brain trust's track record of draft picks
and trades over the last 5 years has been horrendous.


What makes you think anyone will give Michael Olowokandi a maximum contract?
The Clippers have offered 1 year at around $5M I believe. I have not heard
of him receiving any offers above this.   Although a decent big man, he is
still a project and it is doubtful he will get more that $5-$6M. He is not a
top level center.


> 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.

Yes, but I doubt C's management will be swayed by the futile gestures of
one fan, or one thousand.  While they make act foolish, they are not fools,
  and they realize that, for the most part, fans are fans and will
watch/pay for seats regardless (or, at least a goodly percentage of fans
will), and that, no matter what they have done to alienate a fan or fans,
that, once they put together a reasonably acceptable "product" as you call
it (as if it was a stick of deodorant I picked up at the store), again,
people will flock in droves to see it/spend money on merchandise.  Witness
the resurgence of Celtic popularity after ML Carr's tanking, the Pitino
regime (which certainly alienated lot's of people), or even Mark Berry,
who was disgusted at the C's players giving up on Il Duce, but still
participates here, watches games, etc.)

Management doesn't care what you or I think, and, unless it's on a massive
scale, they don't even care if we pay for tickets.



You are correct here, you have to hit them in the pocket book in force. Even
then some owners don't care as the investment
is a tax write-off



Bird
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