Re: Loss again...Miami

[Georgek27@aol.com]

In a message dated 97-11-06 07:55:12 EST, kumarsas@duke.usask.ca writes:

<< Why is McCarty being
 so impatient at the offensive end ? Right now the trade with
 Knicks looks like a lost cause.....Mills is doing good with
 Knicks and shooting well; McCarty/Jones/Thomas are zip, except
 for McCarty`s energy. Hope all this falls into proper order. >>

Yes, McCarty is out of control offensively - most likely because he is eager
to prove himself after rotting on the Knicks' bench last year. However, his
rebounding, passing and defense have been good and I am excited about his
future. To call the trade with the Knicks a lost cause is very premature. As
for Mills doing well, he was a non-entity in the Knicks first 2 games and I'm
sure he felt he had a lot to prove against us. His 8 of 15 shooting looks
impressive but he hit 5 of those as gimmes when he was left alone under the
basket.  Jones & Thomas are long shot prospects. Jones has little actual
basketball experience and didn't play at all last year due to injury, and
Thomas is no more than a wide body who played half a game in college. Maybe
teacher Rick can get something out of these guys, but even if he doesn't
McCarty alone will be worth Mills in our system!

George