Re: Baylor not holding back

["James A. Hill" <jahill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'll agree with you Maggette.  Miller?  I thought the same as you and yet it
looks like they will lose him for nothing or close to it.  They weren't ever
going to pay him so why make that trade? The Clips have 9 FA at the end of
this season, why add another? Put together a trade for a 2-3 year PG they
will have for a couple more years even if you "overpay".

I agree whole heartedly about Wallace blowing these past few drafts.  Of
course that went on for many years before Wallace.  Michael Smith, Acie
Earl, Montross?  Oh my goodness horrendous.

Baker will at least bring us an expiring contract in a couple years.

<Jim


But he only has one guy who plays and he traded for him.

There are other guys who play for the Clippers that I would welcomed in a
Celtic uniform. Two that come to mind Chris Wallace could have drafted. They
are Q. Richardson and Corey Maggette. I'll give you Maggette since he was in
the famous Andre Miller/Shawn Marion draft. It was with Wallace as the GM,
that the Celtics traded the draft rights away for Big V. Of course the next
year we got Moiso instead of Q. I remember wondering, what exactly are they
thinking in Boston?

Your right, Baylor did trade for Brand. He traded a high schooler that is
still full of potential for an all star.
The Clips had a decent year last year. They won a lot of exciting games.
Many people thought they would possibly make the playoffs this year. It
looked as though Baylor had finally pushed all of the right buttons,
regardless of the stingy owner.
But things haven't worked out accordingly. No question they are a
disappointment this year. I don't think Baylor was expecting Andre Miller to
be so underwhelming. Still, Baylor drafted Marko Jaric in the second round
last year who already has proven to be a pg talent. Another guy who would
look good in green. Nonetheless the Clips are not together because of guys
without contracts. That is the sad part about their ownership.
However your question was how is Baylor better then Wallace? In trading for
Miller, Baylor had an expectation for a great player. When Wallace traded
for Baker, how did you feel? Excited? When Miller was traded to the Clips I
thought, holy crap these guys could be good. When I heard Baker was coming
to Boston I thought, holy crap, what in the hell are they thinking? The C's
traded for a huge contract with little upside. The Clips traded for no
contract with huge upside.
Wallace drafted 3 wing players in 01 when all we really needed was a decent
PG and some help down low.
What's really disturbing is some of the trades that you hear Kenny Anderson
involved in. Kenny for Ratliff? Can you imagine having Ratliff instead of
Baker? Who knows what will happen but Wallace heading out of town would be a
good start.

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