RE: Mavs having buyer's remorse

["Sean Giovanello" <sgiovanello@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, the teams that have had him certainly wont want him back
regardless of the price.  That being said, if you can sign him for the
veteran minimum it might be worth the risk for a number of teams.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-celtics@xxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-celtics@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Shawn Niles
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 8:41 AM
To: pdelevett@xxxxxxxxx; celtics@xxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Mavs having buyer's remorse

Teams saying that Vin can help them is one thing. Vin actually doing it
is 
another. Vin has not duped his final team yet.


>From: Peter Delevett <pdelevett@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: celtics@xxxxxxxx
>Subject: Mavs having buyer's remorse
>Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 21:36:51 -0800 (PST)
>
>My apologies if this has been posted:
>
>http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=stein_marc&id=175
6849
>
>Some highlights: "even though Mavericks fans have
>turned on 'Toine as quickly as Bostonians have turned
>on Danny Ainge, no one in Dallas can quarrel with the
>Walker acquisition. ... Cuban and Nelson couldn't
>refuse the opportunity to part with Raef LaFrentz's
>mega contract. ... Walker will be in the last year of
>his deal next season, which means he'll be a trade
>asset for the Mavericks as soon as this summer." (ah
>yes, Danny, good plan, good plan...)
>
>Also just wondering: if there are really 4 EC teams
>who think Vin Baker can help them make the playoffs
>(http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1756752),
>couldn't Ainge have kept him around? Now don't bite,
>don't bite: Ainge made a good (if slimy) move for the
>long-term by trying to cut Baker loose. But wouldn't
>it be, uh, great if he helps, say, the Knicks clinch
>the East while Boston continues to have to pay his
>salary? Ainge will have to start wearing a disguise if
>that happens.
>
>
>
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