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04-09-2008, 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Goldthorpe View Post
When he arrived in the America, Cortez burnt his ships in order to motivate his troops as they could no longer back down from their mission. I see the Huet trade as more or less the same thing; Gainey removed Price safety net, and in the process motivated him to deserve his job as a starter. I'm not saying it wasn't a risky strategy, nor that it could have worked with any other player, but that's how I see it.
When this thread started I would've bet 100 bucks that there would be no Cortez mention, but here we are. That's why I keep coming back, you never know what you're going to get.

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