RE: More on Baker, from Seattle, and it's not good

["Berry, Mark S" <berrym@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I know this is completely at my expense, but it cracked me up. I needed a
laugh. Contrary to what most seem to think, I don't revel in Baker's
failings or Wallace's ineptitude. I've rooted hard for these guys. But you
have to open your eyes. And remaining quiet about it isn't going to help.
The only way to change things is to turn up the heat. Like Kestas said, I'm
hoping all of this coming to a head and splashing all over the papers makes
it obvious to the new owners that Wallace has to go. If things had just
coasted along, I'm not sure that would have happened. Remember, they had
nothing but glowing things to say about the BDT when they took over the
team. I'm hoping their opinions have changed.
 
Sincerely,
 
Wile E.
 
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Subject: Re: More on Baker, from Seattle, and it's not good
 
The deer is weakened by the winter storm and has difficulty traversing in
the deep snow. One scruffy coyote spots the deer and bites him from behind.
See the blood spatter on the snow. See more coyotes come running. More and
more coyotes come, jumping on the back on deer, forcing it to the ground.
They rip and shred flesh, grinning as the blood drips from their hungry
fangs. The sleek and gentle deer is no more.... 

DJessen33 



<See, this is why it matters. This is what Vin Baker does. And this is 
exactly why O'Brien was smart to not try to force-feed Baker minutes he 
didn't deserve. He knew Baker couldn't be counted upon, and he didn't want 
to give the rest of the team the easy scapegoat. The guy is a team-wrecker. 
That's why all this matters. Because it's only going to get worse. O'Brien 
should park him at the end of the bench. 

Mark 

P.S. One more thing... Professional sports are a brutal, hard, competitive, 
dog-eat-dog world. It's not built for the weak-minded. Someone may be 
perfectly nice away from the game, but that same niceness is a weakness on 
the court. And someone may be a complete ass off the court, and those same 
qualities make him a heck of a player on it. Baker is getting eaten alive. 
You can hear it in the voices of guys like Cedric Maxwell and Bill Walton. 
Some guys are warriors, some are weak. Vin is weak, and there are few things

worse in sports. Of course, none of this was a secret-to anyone but Chris 
Wallace.>