Apples to Oranges

[Sean Giovanello]

How is it writing him off to say that right now he is not nearly as goood as
Jermaine O and there is a fair to good chance this will never be the case?

On 5/7/06, Jeff White <jwhite128 at adelphia.net> wrote:
>
> Seems to me the rush to write off Al is not unlike the rush to write off
> Tony Allen midway through this season.  And we all saw how the light came
> on
> for Tony in the final month.
>
> If it's hard to "believe that Jefferson will ever be the player O'Neal
> is,"
> imagine how hard it would have been to believe that O'Neal, when he was
> Al's
> age, would become the All-Star he is today.
>
>
> Jeff White
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <HRBlaine at aol.com>
> To: <celtics at igtc.com>
> Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 12:04 PM
> Subject: Apples to Oranges
>
>
> >
> > In a message dated 5/7/2006 8:16:24 A.M. Central Standard Time, The  Egg
> > writes:
> >
> > Kim, I  understand I'm comparing an acorn to an oak tree.
> > But I was  addressing Josh's statements that he would not be
> > willing to trade the 21  yr. old Jefferson for the present 27 yr. old
> > O'Neal... not for the 17 yr.  old O'Neal who was drafted out of
> > high school.
> >
> > I think  it's irrelevant now how the 17 yr. old O?Neal performed
> > in his early  years. It's what he is NOW that counts. And it's hard
> > for me to believe  that Jefferson will ever be the player O'Neal is.
> > O'Neal right now is a  given for several years to come; Jefferson
> > is  not.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Gotta go with Egg on this one Kimmie.   Who cares how long it  took
> O'Neal
> to
> > "mature"?   Point is, he *is* mature...and  only 27.  I'd trade Al (plus
> > scrap) for him in a  heartbeat.   But I'm sure he doesn't have enuf of
> the
> > requisite  "head bumps" to interest Danny.  <g>  Plus I can't believe
> Birdie would
> > be stupid enuf to make THAT trade.   O'Neal is an All  Star, Al is a
> wanna
> be -
> > and I'm not even sure about that, given his (lack of)  performance last
> year.
> >  And who cares if ALL of Al's fouls are called  because he's too dumb to
> > realize that you can't take a charge whilst moving your  feet?   So far,
> he is a
> > damn "foul machine".  Weak ankles and  foul prone.  Damn, can we include
> Paul
> > in the trade and kill two  birds with one stone?
> >
> > Harry
> > larry might go for that
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