Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V4 #384

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

I saw Keon play last year.  He was not real powerful looking then, was
starting to develop some pretty decent moves in the post.  He has real long
arms and is a good quick leaper, he was a fun guy to watch, in fact that was
one of the most enjoyable games I saw last year.  Has anyone seen him this
year??

Peter Delevett wrote:

> >Can they look forward to addressing this need through next year's draft,
> >when there may be a lot of decent big guys available?  Should Chris
> >Wallace look to make a big run at his old pal Isaac Austin?
> I would love to see the C's get Austin, although realistically I doubt
> we'd be able to afford him after next year. Probably the draft is the way
> to go -- and I think 'decent' is the best word in describing the crop of
> big men out there. Here's something I pulled off of ESPN sports zone
> during the last draft:
>
> Projected lottery picks 1998: (I've only included big men here).
>
>  1. Raef LaFrentz, Kansas       Senior  Power forward   6-11
>  2. Loren Woods, Wake   Sophomore        Center                  7-1
> 5. Keon Clark, UNLV     Senior  Power forward   6-11
>  6. Alexander Koul, GW  Senior   Center                  7-1
>  7. Todd MacCulloch, UW  Junior          Center           7-0
>  10. Brian Skinner, Baylor  Senior      Center           6-11
>  11. Brad Miller, Purdue         Senior         Center           6-11
>
> They didnt even include Tim Young, a 7 footer at Stanford who is a sure
> first-rounder. The player that intrigues me most is Keon Clark --
> although I havent seen him play (he's currently suspended for the first
> part of the season, I think due to academic stuff). Skinner out of Baylor
> is also supposed to be a BIG sleeper.
>
>
>            Peter Delevett
>             Staff Writer
>      New Orleans CityBusiness
>          pdelevett@nopg.com
>
>