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February 25, 2005
He's Back
Overheard on the WEEI WhinerLine today:
Yeah, we teased him a lot
'Cause he took a lot of shots
Welcome back
As I always do when the Celtics make a big trade, I immediately called my Dad for some fan-peer-counseling. We both always liked Antoine (and still do), but were scratching our heads at this one. Who does Antoine get minutes from (my guess is LaFrentz)? How many minutes at the point now go to the untested Delonte West and the unreliable Marcus Banks? Does this make Paul happy? Will Antoine start launching 3's again? How does Tony Delk feel about losing his trade buddy? Is Antoine really going to wear #88?
And whither Gary Payton? One rumor is that Atlanta will immediately waive him and the C's will try to pick him up again. If this is true, I hope Danny Ainge cleared it with G.P. first, because there has to be a little resentment on Gary's part. A Hall-of-Famer in the twilight years, traded from a struggling team to the Hawks, is a little like having a spear stuck through your heart and then being thrown under a train.
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This one is a real head-scratcher. It is good in some ways to have Antoine back, but why again is he back?
Are the Celtics building for the present? the future? Neither of the above? If the future, why Antoine, who won't be around for a lot of years? If the present, why trade your only experienced point guard? If not the present or future ... well, the only alternative is the past. Maybe that's it :)
And Jiri Welsh (who might have been able to play the point) for a draft pick in 2007? Maybe Kedrick Brown will finally be NBA-worthy by then?
I'll always like the Celtics, but they keep making it difficult. It certainly is difficult to understand what their plan is.
Posted by: Vin | February 25, 2005 09:56 AM
