Re: looking for a pick-me-up?

[Douglas342@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 9/19/02 2:09:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time, JOzersky@GEN.com 
writes:


>  If Rodney Rogers was enough to push us to the
> conference finals, we have to be going farther with this guy
> 
> -----------Josh, we got to the conference finals with a 100% healthy team 
> (except for the loss of VP), career seasons from Walker and Pierce, and a 
> fine season (probably his last) from Anderson.  Everything that could have 
> possibly gone right last year went right.  I mourn the loss of Strickland 
> more than that of Rogers.  We gave up Johnson for Delk?  We may be slightly 
> bigger and have a bit more scoring punch up front, but we have less defense 
> and, I think, far less of those intangibles that make great teams.  I see 
> this year as being a step back, although maybe last year was an aberration. 
>  That's why I say I'll be happy wih .500 at this point.  The lack of a 
> proven point bothers me, and Baker is a BIG question mark.  The only things 
> that are NOT iffy about him are the size and length of his contract.