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[Eggcentric at aol.com]

> Thanks for keeping a little air in the list's balloon, Egg. 
> 
My pleasure, Gene :)

>  I think the former article missed the point about Eddie House.  He is 
> meant to fill in at one and two, be an instant offense guy off the bench, but 
> he's mainly there to be the point who can take the shot, if necessary, in 
> crucial moments--as in, when Rondo should not be taking a last minute three.  
> That's enough for me. 
> 
Perhaps.   But House isn't all that great a shooter, a horrible defender, and 
a locker room
nuisance.   I also think Ainge has once again missed the point by signing 
tweener House 
(a terrible PG) and counting on "point forwards" along with the two Allens to 
direct the offense,
maybe even while Rondo is on the floor.   

I especially don't get the Tony Allen as PG thing since Tony is hardly a PG 
and presently 
functioning at about 50-60%.   

>  The second article got me thinking about my wins prediction.  That's 
> coming up 
> and I'm inclined to go for a nice round number of additional wins to the 24 
> of last season.   
> 
Like 36 additional wins?

>  I agree with the Glen Davis (and agent) theory of a two year contract.  
> Why be 
> held to the third year at slave (ha!) wages when you expect to be a player, 
> able 
> to attract a better deal after two good years.  I think it also works to the 
> Celts' 
> favor, in that a new three or four year deal for Davis would not be quite as 
> 
> high as if he had three solid years and more bargaining power.
> 
Pure save-face agent spin. Strange that Ainge has higher hopes for tweener 
Pruitt than Davis. Along with being drafted ahead of Davis, Pruitt received
the three-year deal while Davis received the leftover.

Egg

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