Re:

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Excellent reasoning. Enthusiasm picking up a bit. Moving back East may be
what the doctor ordered for Baker. Just getting rid of Anderson makes me
gushy.

DanF
----- Original Message -----
From: <hironaka@nomade.fr>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 11:10 AM


> In the end, I'm still a Celtics fan.
>
> I can accept this trade if
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> 1) Forte-Shammond isn't included. Why it should even be,
> I have NO clue. I'd rather live with the dim
> hope/illusion that Forte will be a productive Celtics
> guard and/or have significant trade value by the middle
> of his rookie contract. He is by far the most complete
> player I've seen in a recent Celtics game, even if it was
> the minor leagues.
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> 2) Baker accepts a team opt out after two years. Why
> anyone would throw away a guaranteed 30 million dollars
> is beyond me. Hopefully with enough beer and Krispy
> Kremes in his system, he'll agree.
>
> My guess is that Baker will average 9 point and 6 boards
> next year, or else come out like gangbusters and give us
> 15 and 7. If the Celtics defense slips noticeably, he'll
> get benched for Battie. Should he start whining about
> touches, we can't trade him but at least we can fire
> Chris Wallace. This is exactly the kind of bad chemistry
> risk, bad contract (understatement of the century)Boston
> should avoid, but hey that damn luxury tax.
>
> In the end I'm a Celtics fan. We'll be a lot like the
> Knicks team when Ewing was finished. Everything has got
> to slow down around Vinnie (far fatter and complacent
> than Ewing, but a good talker nonetheless).
>
> But yes, we still have a likely playoff team. I would
> expect Boston to make the playoffs next season.
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