Re: Brevin Knight

[Cecil Wright <nocw1@nsh.library.ns.ca>]

On Sat, 22 Nov 1997, John Lyell wrote:

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> Its games like this that make you have to take a look at Billups, and wonder if we selected the wrong person at #3.  With Knight having games like this I guess he won't be going anywhere.  This game was after the stats posted earlier.
> 
> Knight, who had 13 points, finished five short of the NBA rookie assist record set by Ernie DiGregorio in 1974 and matched by Nate McMillan in 1987. Knight won a tremendous duel of point guards against Rod Strickland, who had 27 points and 17 assists. 


I suppose one could say that Knight won this duel since his team won, 
however, I am reluctant to say that when Strickland scores 27 and has 
17 dishes.  If those assists are only 2 pt field goals, Rod's effective 
total was 61, while Knight's was 53.

Cecil