Oden out for the season

[JB]

On Sep 14, 2007, at 9:22 AM, asterix ninetynine wrote:

> JB-
>
>   I think that anyone who says we should have trade Bird, McHale,  
> or Parish at some point in the late 80's or early 90's is just  
> Monday Morning QB'ing and a poor student of the history of this  
> great team.  Can you imagine the uproar had the team done so?
>
>   That said, I think that the team could have done a better job  
> drafting (Michael Smith/Jon Barry anyone?) or trading (Ainge for  
> Pinckney/Kleine).  To be honest, I was never that impressed with  
> the job Dave Gavitt and Red did during that period of team  
> history.  But trading one of the Big Three?  No way.

	Asterix

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	I agree, it would have been sacrilege, but it was mentioned by some  
in the press, at the time, not after the fact.
	The point being, we will watch these guys get old and hope that  
Ainge can pull another Jefferson, West, etc.... out of his late round  
draft hat.

			JB
	
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