Re: This guy sure doesn't think Vitaly fits

[Dan Forant <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>]

Keep it coming. The world is made of opinions. If you have the energy to
find info send it. The liberal print media is bad enough, we don't want the
net getting nearsighted.

At 12:35 PM 1/16/00 -0800, you wrote:
>I'm sorry to anyone that doesn't think I should post that little blurb
>on Vitaly.  Whatever info I find about the Celtics, I try to post to the
>list whether negative or positive.
>
>Josh
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>Alex Wang wrote:
>> 
>> Personally, I don't think there is much point in posting the opinions
>> of random onhoops.com contributors, unless they are on this list too
>> and willing to defend their opinions like the rest of us do. How does
>> this guy know that Potapenko is not a "tradeable commodity" anyway?
>> Philly, for instance, was interested in Potapenko when Cleveland was
>> shopping him.
>> 
>> And for everyone, like this guy, who blasts Pitino for not getting a
>> "true center" who can defend the premiere centers in the league: it's
>> not like there's a surplus of these guys in the league or something.
>> And teams that have them aren't dying to given them away for Andrew
>> DeClercq or something. We don't have someone who can shut down Shaq,
>> but face it, not many teams do. If we didn't make the trade, would we
>> be better off at the center position? It's easy to criticize someone
>> when you don't have to provide a reasonable alternative.
>> 
>> Alex
>> 
>> > Here's part of an article at onhoops.com
>> > It's an article about the top 5 bonehead plays (or moves I guess)
>> >
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>3) Popatenko is the Celtics' Answer at Center:
>> > Okay it was another of 1998 decisions but Oh my Gosh. I am a Celtics
>> > man, and I like what Pitino is doing in general but I don't see what he
>> > gives them but a hit man. He is not a proven post man (which is why they
>> > say they traded for him) but most importantly: HE IS NOT A CENTER.
>> [cut]
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