Re:Wallace and the 2001 draft

[Tammo29@xxxxxxx]

>>>Now, Pete, I didn't say that EVERY draft pick has to be a good one. But 
out of
the 3 players Wallace selected, one is out of the league already, one will be
in a year or two, and one has recently acquired a pulse in his 3rd season and
on his 2nd team, which may flatline again after he gets a new contract. You
call that a good draft? I can't believe you can even argue this with a 
straight
face!<<<<<

Add to that the fact that Phoenix didn't care which of Brown or Johnson the 
Celtics gave them in the trade.  It was the Celtics decision to send Johnson, 
believing Brown had more potential.  At least that is what we were told at the 
time.
So, even if you wanted to give Wallace credit for the one pick of the three 
that has finally decided to show up and play, shouldn't he also lose some of 
that credit for believing Brown was the better of the two?

>>>Some people, including the
PR firm, were making noises that Wallace was so good, he had NBA teams lining
up to hire him. Well, where are those jobs? Why hasn't he been hired? Do you
believe for a second that he would remain in his current advance-scout role if
he had a chance at another GM position in the NBA? <<<<

Wallace is still scouting for the draft.  He was in Lawrence on Monday along 
with about a dozen other NBA scouts watching Kansas beat Missouri.



TAM