Re: Baylor not holding back

[lapdoggy <lapdoggy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday, February 2, 2003, at 12:41 PM, bird wrote:

> Are you going to answer the original question, which was "What is the 
> benefit to having a GM who tells 'the truth'?"

I guess telling it "how it is" may have it's drawbacks but Baylor was 
responding to some player's who have yet to make the kind of decisions 
expected of highly paid professionals. Cotton Kandi had a few good 
weeks last year and now all of the sudden he believes he's a max 
player. He obviously is not. Remember Cotton Kandi beat the crap out of 
his girlfriend last year. Again not the kind of payback a gm would 
expect of a #1 pick.
Odom has all of the gifts, and has been coddled by Baylor since day 
one. Still, he makes stupid decisions in his personal life that gets 
him suspended.
Baylor gave these guy's a great chance to succeed and they've let him 
down. I don't blame him for being pissed.
Whether or not it's a benefit for a gm to tell the truth, I can't say. 
I just know that it's refreshing to hear a HOF player stick it to young 
guys who spend more time looking at their stats than the standings.
Now a question for you. Do you think Baylor would have pulled off that 
trade for Baker if he was in Wallace's shoes?