Re: Ainge plans Baker's recipe for success

[Douglas342@xxxxxxx]

     Sheesh, Egg, cut the guy a break.  He has been on the job about two 
weeks; he lives in Phoenix.  He has to organize his family for a cross-country 
move, and that's the family he quit coaching to spend time with.  He has to meet 
with team execs and schmooze the owners (and it's a group of owners, who 
probably require individual schmoozing); he has to review draft prospects.  Plus he 
probably has a laundry list of below-the radar type things he has to handle, 
like getting office furniture, front-office personnel and other mundane tasks. 
 Sure, he'll go see Baker, but don't you think he has information coming to 
him about poor ol' Vinny?  And maybe, just maybe, there is reason to leave 
Vinny alone for the time being.  Putting him under the spotlight too early could 
be counterproductive.  Maybe that's why the Shaw league idea got 86'd.
     I also was struck by Bulpett's comment about hostile fans.  I think that 
when Baker comes back (if he does) he will be greeted with tremendous 
enthusiasm by the fans at first - I think folks want to admire someone who falls and 
gets back up.
 - Doug

In a message dated 6/3/03 5:49:29 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
Eggcentric@AOL.com writes:

> How casual of our ''sincere''  Danny to finally visit Vin after the draft. 
> Wouldn't you think that Ainge's upcoming drafting/trading strategy might 
> at least be a teeny bit dependent on whether or not he will be able to 
> count on Baker as a factor this coming season?