RE: Painful

["Kevin Crawford" <176012@classic.msn.com>]

Whoever made this list left off one of the best PF in the country.  He hails 
from Notre Dame and is one tough player.

Pat Garity

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From: 	owner-celtics@igtc.com on behalf of Fred Fahey
Sent: 	Friday, November 07, 1997 2:41 PM
To: 	celtics@igtc.com; mhealy@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu
Subject: 	Re: Painful

> >In no particular order......
> >
> >1. Mike Bibby (underclassmen) PG - Arizona
> >2. Raef LaFrentz PF - Kansas
> >3. Miles Simon SG - Arizona
> >4. Keion Clark C - UNLV
> >5. Paul Pierce (underclassmen) SF - Kansas
> >6. Antawn Jamison (underclassmen) SF - North Carolina
> >7. Tim Young (underclassmen) C - Stanford
> >8. Vince Carter (underclassmen) SG - North Carolina
>
> Personally, I really like Pierce, and do not especially love Jamison,
> although he is a fine college player.  Jamison really does not have much of
> a shot, but he has excellent rebounding tenacity.  He is not big enough to
> dominate in the NBA, and cannot shoot well enough at all.  Maybe he will
> progress, though.  Pierce I have liked all along.  I think he's got the
> skills.  The others, we'll have to wait on.  Seems to me Arizona players
> are riding a bit high do to their excellent performance in the tournament.
> Regardless, last year was the year to win the lottery, and we were lined up
> to do it.  It doesn't hurt as much as the 1986 draft, but it hurt.
> 
> Matt
> 
> 
> 

I agree with Matt.  I like Pierce as well and I also like LaFrentz.  Jamison
is very quick a tenacious college rebounder, but he is undersized (6'8" at 
best),
cannot shoot outside 3 ft and cannot handle the ball.  The Az players are hard 
to
evaluate as Matt points out.  Are you looking at the players who won the NCAA 
or
the ones who finished 5th in the Pac 10?  So far, Vince Carter is more hype 
than
substance.  I much prefer Matt Harpring who can shoot, handle, pass, and 
rebound
(for a small forward).

Does someone have more of a feel for the WAC players because I do not.

Fred