Quote concerning Checkettes

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I asked New York sports sufferer James Gray to comment on Checketts. Here's his e-mail:

checketts was a disappointment to me when he ran the knicks. he seemed to

show an amazing capacity to build a contender, but that's about all.

consistently, he put together squads that were one or two pieces short and

made a few AWFUL moves as knicks' gm that kept them from winning it all. he

did the same thing in utah, assembling a squad that would win 55 games every

year but never had a decent center or two-guard. it should be said in his

defense that he clearly cares about winning--and the rangers did win the

stanley cup during his tenure--but something tells me he'd give you a team

in l.a. that comes up a hair short. he is the man, after all, who got the

knicks charles smith and thought john starks was a championship-quality

shooting guard (2 for 18, game 7, finals).

Jon Weisman"

Is he Pete and Stan with more money?