Re: Salvos coming from Walker - calls Ainge a snake

[Douglas342@xxxxxxx]

    I'm with you here, Mark.  The only thing that I can add is how much I hate the hype of all this.  Could Walker have been disappointed?  Sure.  He was The Man until Pierce arrived, and the Co-Man after that, then suddenly he's in Texas.  But a personal attack?  Maybe he's another one of these exploited youths that Wallace talked about.  Please, Mr. Allen, exploit me!  Sorry, kid, only 17 million bucks.  You scum!!
     My history of the trade:
     November 1:  we gave up Walker for WHAT??
     November 15:  we gave up Walker for LaFrentz and two other guys???
     December 1:  we gave up Walker for LaFrentz and Welsch???
     December 15:  who was it we give up to get Welsch???

In a message dated 12/12/2003 12:30:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, berrym@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

> 
> I'm amazed this Antoine story hasn't drawn more of a reaction today. Can you believe this? He's traded to one of the four best teams in the league, owned by a guy who spoils his players like grandparents spoil the kids, and he says Ainge was trying to hurt him? To sabotage his numbers? Only Toine. I remember back in the 1980s in the NFL, when coaches would threaten uncooperative players by saying "I'll get you traded to Green Bay... " This was when the Packers were terrible, it was cold and the area was considered NFL Siberia. In the 90s, much to my chagrin, the Bengals became the threat. And now Antoine says being traded to one of the best, richest teams in 
> the league was a personal attack. 
> 
> I wouldn't trade Jiri Welsch for Antoine straight-up.