Re: [Celtics' Stuff ] What about the Q

[Kestas <Kestutis.Kveraga@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 08:00 AM 3/24/2004, you wrote:
> > Fans are OK with paying Mihm $4M but not Blount. Go figure. And
> > the biggest kicker of all is that Yogi who flat out stinks will make MLE
> > type
> > money next year at $4.8M to sit on the bench
> >
>
> It took us (you and me) five years to get into sync, CeltsSteve, but right
> on.
> Go figure.   See what I mean about the instinctual backlash against all
> pre-Danny
> players vs. those supposed upsiders he has brought to us?

Familiarity breeds contempt. First impressions last. [Insert your favorite 
cliche here].  Anyway, I still remember when I was convinced that Mark 
Blount is the stupidest basketball player in the known universe, who made 
even Waltuh look like Havlicek. Not so much anymore, but it's a little hard 
for people to accept that the erstwhile class retard is now the valedictorian.
Besides, does anybody really think that Blount can sustain the present 
productivity level? The conditions that are producing this incredible 
upturn in output - end of the contract year, wanting to get the hell out 
and needing to make himself as marketable as possible, a coach who thinks 
Blount is absolutely indispensable, maturation at the right time - may 
never co-occur again in Blount's career. Chris Wallace's outrageous claim 
("Mark Blount would be a Top 15 pick in this year's draft) having finally 
come true, Blount may yet again fall into the netherworld of deep second 
round when he's made comfortable.  Yet right now, somewhere in Thailand or 
Timbuktu, Chris Wallace is contentedly muttering to himself while scouting 
the local junior high game - "See, I told them he was a Top 3 pick! They 
didn't believe me!" -  while the uncomprehending natives shake their heads, 
figuring the fat white man has completely lost his marbles.
Kestas