Altamont, if no one else, should appreciate this...

The following sentence from the Kawakami piece last night probably sums up most people's understanding of the Ellis situation:

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"One source indicates that Ellis came out of the Nelson/Riley meeting with the understanding that they would not draft a play-making guard."
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Except for one thing -- that's not the full sentence. Here's the whole thing, with emphasis added:

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"One source indicates that Ellis came out of the Nelson/Riley meeting with the understanding that they would not draft a play-making guard to usurp Ellis' standing."
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The message in the first sentence is, "We won't draft a point guard."

The message in the second sentence is, "If we draft a point guard, it's not to replace you."

Discuss. :)

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