From: Peter Delevett <pdelevett@xxxxxxxxx> To: celtics@xxxxxxxx Subject: Mavs having buyer's remorse Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 21:36:51 -0800 (PST)
My apologies if this has been posted:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=stein_marc&id=1756849
Some highlights: "even though Mavericks fans have turned on 'Toine as quickly as Bostonians have turned on Danny Ainge, no one in Dallas can quarrel with the Walker acquisition. ... Cuban and Nelson couldn't refuse the opportunity to part with Raef LaFrentz's mega contract. ... Walker will be in the last year of his deal next season, which means he'll be a trade asset for the Mavericks as soon as this summer." (ah yes, Danny, good plan, good plan...)
Also just wondering: if there are really 4 EC teams who think Vin Baker can help them make the playoffs (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1756752), couldn't Ainge have kept him around? Now don't bite, don't bite: Ainge made a good (if slimy) move for the long-term by trying to cut Baker loose. But wouldn't it be, uh, great if he helps, say, the Knicks clinch the East while Boston continues to have to pay his salary? Ainge will have to start wearing a disguise if that happens.
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