Re: WTF!! McCarty to be re-signed !?!?

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Walter sticks around because Tommy H has a crush on him and no one else
wants him.

DanF
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From: "Thomas Murphy" <tfmiii@worldnet.att.net>
To: "Celtic list" <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 5:52 PM
Subject: WTF!! McCarty to be re-signed !?!?


> Deal gives Celtics, Sonics some relief
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> By Dr. Jack Ramsay
> Special to ESPN.com
>
>
> Economics had a lot to do with the Sonics-Celtics trade, for both sides.
>
> Even though the Celtics are not going to re-sign Rodney Rogers, trading
away
> Kenny Anderson, Vitaly Potapenko and Joseph Forte allows them the room to
> re-sign free agent Walter McCarty. [WTF!!! I can't BELIEVE this . . .  I
> hope Dr. Jack got his meds mixed up ... I think it's time for some of my
> own, Mr Beam!]
>
> http://espn.go.com/nba/columns/ramsay_drjack/1408749.html
>
> And the Sonics wanted to get rid of Vin Baker and hopefully free up enough
> money to re-sign Rashard Lewis.
>
> In return, the Celtics needed a big man off the bench, the role Rogers
> filled. Without Rogers, the Celtics were able to do the next best thing in
> getting Baker, although it's not exactly what Celtics coach Jim O'Brien
> wanted. He liked to use Rogers against big centers. Rogers' 3-point
shooting
> ability was always a matchup problem for big centers like Dikembe Mutombo,
> Alonzo Mourning and Todd MacCulloch.
>
> On a positive note, Baker provides the Celtics with the post-up player
they
> lacked. Neither Paul Pierce nor Antoine Walker is an inside player.
> Hopefully, Baker can be consistent and can return to his previous form,
when
> he averaged 20 points a game. For Baker, who has struggled with his
> conditioning, this deal is a chance for him to start over.
>
> Shammond Williams gives O'Brien another guard who can play the point, but
I
> think he will also use Tony Delk in that role. O'Brien also likes J.R.
> Bremer, a rookie from St. Bonaventure, and thinks he can develop into a
good
> player. While Delk is a solid defender, he has been inconsistent as a
> shooter and playmaker. Yet he will have an opportunity to show whether or
> not he can handle the point guard role.
>
> As for the Sonics, they had been unhappy with Baker for some time. Plus,
> there have been rumors that the Sonics' ownership is feeling a pinch from
> the stock-market decline and is looking to tighten its money belt. Trading
> Baker and his contract is a step in that direction.
>
> Adding Anderson may also allow them to seriously consider moving Gary
> Payton, something the Sonics have been contemplating for the last few
years.
> I'm sure there is still a market for Payton, who remains among the NBA's
> best guards.
>
> Even if the Sonics dealt Payton, they still have a lot of young players in
> Lewis, Desmond Mason, Jerome James, Vladimir Radmanovic and Predrag
> Drobnjak. The cupboard wouldn't be bear by any means.
>
> Anderson is entering his contract year, so I expect him to play well. The
> Sonics are rolling the dice with Potapenko, who is coming off knee surgery
> and probably won't be ready to play until December or January. Forte,
> meanwhile, has little game experience. Although he has played well during
in
> summer league games, he is still an unknown quantity.
>
> Hall of Fame coach Dr. Jack Ramsay is a regular contributor to ESPN.com.