Kevin McHale

[Berry, Mark]

OK, no more snide remarks from me.

I'm not going to debate you on Al because he's not a Celtic anymore.
We'll just have to see how it all plays out and I'll take you up on that
beer when the time comes.

Mark 

-----Original Message-----
From: celtics-bounces at igtc.com [mailto:celtics-bounces at igtc.com] On
Behalf Of ryanmnelson at verizon.net
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 5:07 PM
To: The Boston Celtics Mailing List
Subject: Re: RE: Kevin McHale

Hehehe.  wow, you seemed more obsessed with my rational view of Al
Jefferson than I was in getting my point across.  i think you mention
this in every e-mail and have completely missed my point.

I have maintained that:

1.  Getting garnett for al j was a steal since garnett is simply a
better player in every aspect of the game than al.

2.  Al is a decent player, but he is no all-star.

3.  Al has yet to do anything to make me believe he can make his
teammates better.  he is perhaps a scoring prodigy, but there is more to
the game than that.

So which of those 3 do you disagree with?  And what is obnoxious about
any of those statements?  As long as you are going to take random shots
at me in every e-mail, i'd be curious which of those points are so
wrong?  I am sorry you think Al is the second coming of some great big
man, hey maybe he will be and I will be proven wrong, but i am not
holding my breath.

As for your earlier comments about my obsession with Al, I sent the
first e-mail today about the min/heat trade and made no mention of Al
even though it was a t-wolves focused e-mail, so not sure why you think
i have such an obsession with him.  Perhaps anyone who has a different
view than you do is considered obsessed.  Anyway, he is now dead to me
since he is off of our team.

Sorry you got so bent out of shape that i think garnett has the superior
bbiq to Al.  If you disagree, that's cool.  I have been more right than
wrong on this list (except about danny turning us around, and i admit
ainge got the better of me there), so it doesn't bother me.

No personal insults from me, just a difference of opinion, which is
weird because i think i usually agree with you on most celtic issues
(though i get all of the Marks on this list confused, and all of the
Ryans as well, even though i am one).

Anyway how about i buy you a beer when big al makes his first all-star
game and we call it even?

rmn




>From: "Berry, Mark" <Mark.Berry at Fahlgren.com>
>Date: 2007/10/24 Wed PM 03:22:05 CDT
>To: The Boston Celtics Mailing List <celtics at igtc.com>
>Subject: RE: Kevin McHale

>McHale is just doing to Riley exactly what Danny did to McHale: Dumping
>Ricky and Blount by taking back an aging, injury-prone big contract who
>isn't a walking tumor for the basketball team (Wally for us, Antoine
for
>Minny). Maybe Ricky and Blount will work in Miami with Shaq and Wade
>around, but I doubt it. Regardless, they have zero value in the league
>at this point. Everyone knows what they are. Antoine has zero value
>also, but at least the bulk of his damage is inflicted on the floor. 
>
>McHale has been a terrible GM over the years, but I like this move and
>think he did well in the KG deal. He wasn't going to get equal value,
>but he made sure he got Al Jefferson -- a young, gifted big man (cue
>obnoxious RMN comment here). Ryan Gomes is an NBA player also. If Foye
>and Brewer pan out, and he can nail some of these upcoming draft picks,
>he might stumble out of this mess in decent shape. 
>
>Mark 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: celtics-bounces at igtc.com [mailto:celtics-bounces at igtc.com] On
>Behalf Of Eggcentric at aol.com
>Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 4:07 PM
>To: Celtics at igtc.com
>Subject: Kevin McHale
>
>has to be the worst GM in the NBA.   
>
>The Antoine trade is a done deal. So no more sipping coffee, Asty.
>It may be hazardous to your health.
>
>Egg  
>
>
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