Batista

[Alex Goldblatt]

Good question... Reports were that he looked exceptionally well at the camp
- took the last couple of years very seriously and worked his tail out.

After watching BBaby starting, I just cross my fingers that the C's will
take him. He was at the same LV camp with the big 3 and <almost> every
player on the roster. He spoke to Danny and Doc. From the Globe and Herald
(actually, I was really surprised they published something like that, was
not a hot story at all):


"Teams looking for a veteran midseason pickup at an attractive price could
do a lot worse than former Nuggets/Hornets forward *Chris Anderson*, a.k.a.
The Birdman. That's when Anderson's two-year suspension for violating the
league's drug policy expires. Anderson has been working out in Las Vegas
getting ready to resume his career, and it's anticipated that the Hornets,
who last held his rights, will not reinstate his contract (3 1/2 years left
on a four-year, $14 million deal), which will make Anderson a free agent.
"He's exceeded expectations in every area," reports Anderson's agent, *Steve
Heumann*. "We're moving forward to the first applicable moment to apply for
reinstatement." Anderson turned 29 in July and has several years of NBA
experience under his belt. He would be the first player to come back from a
drug suspension and actually play in the NBA."
AG

On Dec 11, 2007 4:26 PM, Phil Maymin <phil at maymin.com> wrote:

> Can he still fly?
>
> On Dec 11, 2007 1:23 PM, Alex Goldblatt <alex.goldblatt at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm still waiting on the C's taking a move at Chris Andersen - for
> > whatever
> > reason, I'm really stuck with him. He'd be much better fit to what we do
> > than anyone else, not talking about Batista that cannot play any D.
> >
> > We have too many guns on the team - but yet not enough low post
> defenders.
> > He was at the camp in LV talking to Danny...
> >
> > AG
> >
> >
> > On Dec 11, 2007 2:53 PM, Peter Delevett <pdelevett at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hard to quibble with Danny's moves so far this season,
> > > but I sorta woulda liked to have seen Ainge keep this
> > > kid around rather than keeping only 14 players.
> > > Maccabi's a really good overseas team, so it's not
> > > like he's playing for the Fighting Ben Peppers.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Since getting additional playing time, Batista has
> > > demonstrated soft hands, good rebounding skills and a
> > > fine sense for placing himself around the basket. ...
> > > "Esteban is a skilled player, one of the best
> > > rebounders I've seen in a while, and I only expect him
> > > to get better," said Katash. "Once he becomes more
> > > accustomed to the Euroleague, he could become one of
> > > the league's best players within a year or two."
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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