Batista

[Phil Maymin]

Thanks Alex. Do you know the exact date he becomes available? He's certainly
worth a 10-day contract to check him out!

Phil

On Dec 13, 2007 7:00 AM, Alex Goldblatt <alex.goldblatt at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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