Re: playoffs?

[Ellie Cutler <ellie@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's not about missing a slight chance at a top 3 pick -- it's about the 
difference between a #14 pick and a #6 pick.  That's a big enough 
difference to warrant missing out on a (losing) playoff experience.

That said, I'll be interested to see how the new look with Atkins & 
Hunter will fare against teams other than Toronto. Who knows, maybe we 
have a chance to get further than the first round...

 --Ellie

On Monday 01 March 2004 02:23 pm, Douglas342@xxxxxxx wrote:
>    Seems to me that what the team is doing right now works out both
> ways.  You play the kids and tinker with next year's combinations,
> thus satisfying those who want to develop the youngsters.  Good
> thing.  BUT such a team may or may not make the playoffs, despite
> working very hard.  And if it does make the playoffs, it probably
> won't go far, but we'll get the intangibles of post-season play. 
> Sure, we miss the slight chance of a top 3 pick, but we didn't have
> that anway, and remember last time we tried for a top three pick?  We
> still haven't recovered.  And we win a first-round series?  Hunter
> will be at training camp a week before it opens!