Re: Shammond & Delk

["hironaka@xxxxxxxxx"<hironaka@xxxxxxxxx>]

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> From    : owner-celtics@igtc.com
> To      : <Celtics@igtc.com>
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> Date    : Wed, 20 Nov 2002 21:31:58 -0500
> Subject : Shammond & Delk
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>  The Baker watch: His tank is empty and running on 
fumes. .........
> I Dub thee 
Baker.............Zombie....................Electric 
shock therapy
> may work.
> 
> DanF
> 

Hi Dan:

Vin Baker supposedly had great practices this week, but I 
take back my "he'll never get booed this year" 
conjecture. 

I must admit that little confrontation with Mutombo was 
fun. He seems really proud to be a Celtic.

I really think its the rule changes, more than anything, 
that have turned Vin into a dinosaur.

Incidentally, its interesting how Rogers suddenly seems 
every day of a year older than Vin, maybe because of the 
extra weight he's carrying.

He looked good last night, and I couldn't help cheering 
for him. But obviously, his game is way down from last 
year so far. I thought he would thrive being back with 
Jason Kidd. 

You can see the fork in Mutombo's back too, even from the 
cheap seats. If that trade (and signing Chris "Julia" 
Childs)was supposed to help convince Kidd to stay in NJ 
for 7 more years, I think it will backfire.

Mutombo is to the Nets what Baker is to the Celtics. 

To wit, do any of you guys realize that Mutombo will 
still be on the books for 19.7 million dollars during the 
2004-2005 season? And he's at least ten years Vin Baker's 
senior.

Things are tough all over. There are as many bad max 
contracts around the league as there are teams stradling 
the luxury cap doo doo.

Vin's one-on-one a lot down there. He could be a bit more 
effective as a catch and kick out post-up guy in the 
Meadowlark Lemon mold. But basically he likes to dribble 
a bit in there, and zone defenses are swallowing him up 
and spitting him out. And the mechanics on his face-up 
jumper are less than what I thought he had. I thought 
he'd at least be as good as Potapenko. Wasn't Vin a 
pretty effective inside-outside style player way back 
when? 

Thankfully he's not the key to this team. It hardly makes 
a difference whether he scores 2 points or 10 points. 

But if Vin gets his game together, we'll be an even 
better Celtics team during our run to the playoffs.

Joe H. 

 


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