Re: Baker Deadline?

["David A Wickerham" <aw623@xxxxxxx>]

Wow.  Take off the green colored glasses.  Vin Baker is not going to be a meaningful part of this team now or ever.  He is a junkie, and even if he returns, he'll get another strike before the season is over.  

Hey, I was one of the fools that didn't whine when we made the trade.  I thought it was a swing for the fences, and had the potential to make the Celtics relevant again.  Instead, it was a swing and a miss.  If he is not activated by Wednesday Night's game, the power to deal with him shifts from the Doctors to the team.  At that time the Celtics should terminate his contract or force him to restructure his deal so all of it is off the books at the end of the year.  The only way Vin can help us now is by freeing up cap space.


On Mon, 09 Feb 2004 21:13:56 -0500 Snoopy the Celtics Beagle <snoopy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
As I dimly recall, IF Baker is still suspended AFTER the 10th, the C's 
theoretically can drop him.  If they did, I'd expect it to be contested, at 
least pro forma, by the Player's Union.

Yet, in tonight's game, Ainge lamented the lack of Vin as an inside 
presence. My personal thought is they'll keep baker, but use the threat of 
a contract termination to hold over him.  That would also give Boston the 
advantage of leaving Baker unprotected in the bobcat expansion draft if he 
plays badly or not at all.

If Baker gets back on track, then things get very interesting.  :>))


At 07:59 PM 2/9/2004, Bos3332@xxxxxxx wrote:

>I thought I remember someone on the group saying that there was a deadline
>for Vin coming back to the team before we can void his contract. For some 
>reason
>I thought the dealine was set for Feb. 10, 2004 for him to be cleared by the
>doctors to come back if not the Celtics could void his contract. Anyone know
>for sure the deatails?
>
>Tony

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