Re: Fox's stock rising.

[Adam A Suchocki <Twilight@world.std.com>]

Wow, no way do I take Travis Knight over Eric Dampier.  I've seen the guy
play three times now on TV, and he does not impress me much at all.  He is
very skinny, and mainly plays as a stealth rebounder (sneaks in behind
Cambell and Shaq to the open space after they've cleared room for him).
He definately plays better than I thought he could in the NBA, but his
numbers are still mediocre at best - and he gets to keep matching up
against power forwards instead of Centers.  He does have some talent (he
is quick for a 7 footer), but he is by no means the defensive or
rebounding presence of Dampier.  Knight reminds me a lot of Brett Szabo
with a little less shooting touch and a little more body control.  A great
find for free, but not even an average level NBA talent (yet?).

Adam


On Sat, 15 Feb 1997, smishra wrote:

> Peter Vescey on ESPN reported that both Indiana and Lakers are interested
> in Rick Fox. Indiana is rumoured to offer Eric Dampier, Lakers are offering
> Sean Rooks. Of the two, I like the Indiana deal, Dampier has the makings of
> a solid backup center or even a starting center, he is averaging 6.3 pts, 5
> rebounds and about 1.3 blocks in roughly 18 min/game, but the Lakers could
> sweeten the deal if they substitute Rooks with Travis Knight <obviously
> they will have to add some deadwood to balance Fox's salary>. - Mishra   
>