Re: Pride of Ownership

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yup, only 29 and a step slower.

DanF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Piotrowski" <markp@edu15.coe.ufl.edu>
To: <Celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 11:24 AM
Subject: re: Pride of Ownership


> >>< I believe that the botched drafts, and the Baker fiasco have
effectively
> >>slammed the door on the Pierce era. > - RickDHome
> >
> ><<eggcentric wrote>>:
> >Good point. After five seasons with the Celts, Pierce has be frustrated
> >by ending up with Delk, Blount, and Bremer as the only additions to
> >the same old tired nucleus of himself, Walker, Battie, Williams, and
> >McCarty.  But he is, believe it or not, still only 25 yrs. old, and the
old
> >man (Walker) is still only 26 yrs. old.
>
> I've read this idea a number of times on the list -- that the Baker
> Trade (which I agree is probably the worst in Celtic history) closes
> the door on the "Pierce Era" (as opposed to the "Pierce & Walker Era)
> and that we should therefore "blow-up" the team.  I just don't
> believe that's true.
>
> Egg contridicts herself by saying "good point" then pointing out what
> I was going to:
>
> Pierce is only 26.  By the time Baker, Battie, Delk & Brown all
> become FA's -- he'll still only be 29.
>
> In my mind Ainge's task over the next 2 years is to try and purge the
> team of overpriced talent and add good young talent through the draft
> (that's been Wallace/Pitino's biggest weak point).
>
> I think Detroit and San Antonio have both showed that you can do both
> through good overseas scouting (SA: Parker, Ginobili & Giricek (who
> they actually had at one point), DET: Okur, Rebracca) and solid
> drafting.
>
> Another example -- though he's been vilified lately -- is to look at
> the talent Jordan had assembled at Washington before he came back.
> He was building a nice young team and had about as little to work
> with as we did.
>
> Its not going to be easy but its hardly undoable.  Its not like we're
> in the situation the Knicks or Jazz are in.
>
> - mark