Dave was hit by a Randy Johnson fastball for uttering:
 DN> I've had a sudden and incredible change of heart, and now I'm saying
 DN> that he is their only future star instead.  Sue me.
That all depends on how things go. If he's forced into playing center, he's 
never going to get his due (Look at the difference that it's made in 
Laettner's game now that he no longer plays center). Williams and Wesley can 
be future stars, especially if they get Duncan. Duncan can fill a big hole in 
the middle AND he'll be surround by players that want to be there and despite 
their record, try like hell to win. Despite all their injuries and the 
negative press, those players haven't given up and they're primed for a big 
improvement next year.
 DN> argue that it's not really their fault, given that they're not allowed
 DN> the first pick and had to take 6th or 7th in their first ever draft...
 DN> but I would just say that they really really stink. :) and leave it at
 DN> that.
I'd say that was a valid argument. The first pick could have garnered them 
either Garnett OR a lower choice and a couple of solid youngsters. Another 
bad season could have given them the choice between Camby, Iverson or 
Abdur-Rahim. As far as BAD, I don't think that they're the worst of any of 
the expansion teams. They've got a couple of players that they can build on 
in Abdur-Rahim and Reeves. I don't think that they have as many players to 
build on as the Celtics, however, they're in better shape than some of the 
other expansion teams that had more of an advantage.
 DN> have a hard time seeing how a 20 something wins team is worse than a 13
 DN> or 14 win team.  Not that I don't know anything about their team.. but I
 DN> don't know enough to get into an argument about who's playing for a
 DN> paycheque and who's playing for pride.
As I said, this team is playing to win night after night. That 78-79 squad 
that started the season couldn't give a rat's butt about winning or losing 
and it wasn't until they started getting rid of those players that they 
started doing better. If the Celtics had been healthy all year (and I'll even 
discount Radja), they'd be in the 25-30 victory range. It's really hard for a 
team to play well when they've got so many people in and out of the lineup 
like they have BUT they have put in the effort. I've seen teams with more 
talent and fewer injuries than this one roll over and die after the All-Star 
break (Look at how injuries have killed the Spurs this season).
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