Re: Random Thoughts

[Jeremy Warren <jwarren@emerald.tufts.edu>]

On Tue, 15 Apr 1997 JOzersky@aol.com wrote:

> I think the guy meant players we had and let go or traded.  If you take it to
> mean "players who didn't get drafted by us" it is stupid.  That means any
> late pick who happened to turn out well.  Who knew Timmy Hardaway would be
> this good?  Or that Eric would have "2-4 0-0J" tattooed on his chest?
>  Please!  If Jerry West needed a center, and he was picking nine, he would
> have taken Montross too.  The only players in the league right now who
> legimately slipped away from us that we would take back are Derek Strong and
> (maybe) Brian Shaw.
> 
	I can understand not counting every possible draft pick who was
taken later, but players who were taken right after our picks and turned
out better are clearly mistakes or players who got away.

Jeremy