Excuses, Excuses, Excuses

[HRBlaine at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/2/2006 8:32:43 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, _fth_ 
(mailto:fth at igtc.com)  writes: 
 
>I love how this argument over AJ's future boils down to, "He'll be  awesome
as he develops over the next couple of years!" vs. "He stinks, as  does the
>FO for drafting him and not bailing out by now!"  

 
Did I say that?  Of course not.  What I said was that Ainge  (and most GMs) 
aren't good enuf to predict how good most high schoolers will  be.  This turns 
the draft into an even bigger crap shoot.  I don't  know how Bassy'll turn out 
but DA has talked about "two years of NBA experience"  so maybe he's learning.


You know, it IS possible that he'll improve this year, and develop  into a
solid PF, though not a super-star.  There's nothing wrong with  him
developing into Horace Grant.  Of course, that means we still need  to find
a Pippen, and I need to see WAY more for Gerald Green before I even  come
close to maybe perhaps considering thinking about it.  
 
Hey, I hope Al turns out to be the next KMcH.  And Perk into the next  Bill 
R.  And Green into the next MJ or whatever.  But you'll excuse me  if perhaps I 
don't think that's gonna happen.  Hell, like you,  I'd be happy if they all 
turn into decent NBA players because right now it  seems that they're all 
backups on a good team at best.  I've said before  that none of 'em are worth the 
mid level *right now* and Perk's contract has  gone a ways toward proving me 
right.  Or do you think Al's worth more than  Perk.  Right now, I sure don't.  
But hey, there's always next  year!  ;-)  
 
Harry 
let's just hope it's not like last year