Larry Likes the Baker Trade

[Mark Piotrowski <markp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 From Larry's Chat on ESPN.com yesterday:

>Larry Rules (Cleveland OH): Hi Larry, What are your thoughts on 
>Celtics' last season run to the conference finals and the Vin Baker 
>trade? Thank you, you're THE MAN!
>Larry Bird: I thought they had a great year and got some great 
>coaching to get those guys to take their game to the next level.
>
>I like the Baker trade. They need a low post presence because they 
>lacked that last year -- someone to get them some easy baskets down 
>low. I think it was a great trade.

Now we all know Larry is a no-BS guy, so if he had had some 
reservations about the trade I would think he would have said so -- 
or just have said I don't know.

Other comments of note:

>Nick (Boston): Is there any bad blood between you and the celtics franchise??
>Larry Bird: I don't really have a relationship with the team. They 
>have changed a lot of people and I don't really keep in touch with 
>anyone. I do keep in touch with some of the people I played with, 
>but I have not been around the franchise at all. There is no bad 
>blood. I talk with Red a couple of times a year but there just 
>aren't any people there I have contact with.
>
>Brian (Charlotte): Larry, we would love to see you bring a team to 
>Charlotte. Has there been any progress recently?
>Larry Bird: Not much. Right now it is the NBA and the Charlotte 
>folks that are negotiating a new arena deal which is key to the 
>deal. So we should know more in a couple of months.