Re: Baker return is a long shot

[Kestutis.Kveraga@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Kestutis Kveraga)]

--- You wrote:
Still, there are rumblings around the league that the expansion
franchise in Charlotte has Wallace on its list of people to interview for the
GM's position. Ed Tapscott was hired to be the Charlotte CEO. (Tapscott
drafted Frederic Weis, the draft equivalent of the Baker deal.)
--- end of quote ---

Ah, that's the team that would offer Wallace a job as GM! A match made in
heaven. Tapscott and Wallace could trade stories about their shrewd drafting
for the Knicks and the Celtics,  respectively, and share hare-brained ideas
about uncovering more gems like Weis and Kedrick. I think it would be fantastic
if he got that job. We'd be rid of him (maybe we could demand a 1st round pick
for Wallace from Tapscott? Surely his value has appreciated since we got him
from Miami for a 2nd rounder, given the fine job he's done?), and then, once
Wallace became Charlotte's GM, we could trade Baker to Charlotte for expiring
salaries, a decent player or two, and more 1st round picks. It would be like
Denver under Issel, except in the East - another weak sister you can beat up
and exploit shamelessly in trades. If I were Grousbeck, I'd be chartering a
plane for Wallace to fly to NC right now. And tell him to take Papile along as
his muscle. I'm so glad Belkin and Bird lost out to Johnson on the Charlotte
franchise. 

Kestas