Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V4 #381

[michael t hart <thart@henge1.henge.com>]

i believe jackson is 6'3"

Peter Delevett wrote:

> >Ok, so we draft Brevin Knight, this would give us automatically more wins? I
> >think not. Great Bobby Jackson has looked
> >good in Denver, and how many wins do they have?
> I agree - I would still take Chauncey over either Knight or Jackson. Both
> can push it up the floor but are vertically challenged. (And please,
> Jamey, refrain from bringing out the old "size=talent" harangue. Small,
> fast PGs are a dime a dozen in the NBA -- case in point, we got Edney for
> next to nothing. They are far too easy to defend and usually get
> clobbered in post-up situations. Anybody see Spud Webb, Michael Adams or
> even Muggsy Bogues, who have been among the most successful of the breed,
> headed for Springfield? There are exceptions to the rule, but not many.)
> 6'4 PGs who have Billup's POTENTIAL (and here is the key word) are much
> more rare.
>
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>            Peter Delevett
>             Staff Writer
>      New Orleans CityBusiness
>          pdelevett@nopg.com
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