Re: My Camp Ramblings

["JLyell" <jlyell@concentric.net>]

Does anyone know anything about Herman Alston, Travis Williams,  or Brent
Scott ?  Curious, did Mercer play any at the 3 spot ?

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> From: Tony Alberghini <tone@Synopsys.COM>
> To: celtics@igtc.COM
> Subject: My Camp Ramblings
> Date: Wednesday, July 09, 1997 7:54 AM
> 
> 
> Hey All,
> 
> I was one of the lucky ones to get into see the Celts Camp last 
> night. Since many people on this list have asked for info, and
> the Globe seems to be ignoring it, I thought I'd send along the
> roster and my ramblings. I apologize up front for both the length 
> and the Non-Bill Cooper-Like Notes.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> Tone
> 
> 
> Celtics - Rookie/Free Agent Camp Rosters:
> 
> White Team (Coached by Jim O'Brien):
> -----------------------------------
>  0  Eric Murdock	PG	6-1  200	Prov (91)
>  7  Dee Brown		 G	6-2  205	Jacksonville (90)
> 11  Dana Barros		 G	5-11 163	BC (89)
> 12  Ron Mercer		G/F	6-7  210	Kentucky (97)
> 45  Lorenzo Coleman	 C	7-1  295	Tenn Tech (97)
> 47  Anthony Tucker	 F	6-8  220	Wake Forest (92)
> 55  Eric Williams	 F 	6-8  220	Prov (95)
> 80  Brent Scott		C/F	6-10 250	Rice (93)
> 
> 
> Green Team (Coached by Winston Bennett):
> ---------------------------------------
>  9 Greg Minor		G	6-6  230	Louisville (94)
> 20 Darnell Mee		G	6-5  185	W. Kentucky (93)
> 36 Herman Alston	G	6-4  205	Keane Coll. (91)
> 37 Ryan Lothridge	G	6-4  190	Jackson St. (94)
> 38 Rumeal Robinson	G	6-2  195	Michigan (90)
> 48 Keith Closs		C	7-3  212	C. Conn St. (96)
> 49 Otis Hill		F 	6-8  255	Syracuse (97)
> 53 Travis Williams	F	6-7  250	S. Carolina St. (92)
> 54 Danya Abrams		F	6-7  265	BC (97)
> 
> 
> DNP's:
> -----
>    Garth Joseph		C	7-2  319	Coll of St Rose (97)
>  4 Chauncey Billups	G	6-3  202	Colorado (97)
> 
> 
> 
> General Impressions:
> -------------------
> You can certainly tell what type of impact Coach Rick is having at the
> Box office. The place was packed. I did get a seat but I got there at
> 6:30, a half-hour before the box office opened. The night consisted
> of a single game of four 10 minute quarters between two teams. I don't
> know who made up the teams, but I thought the talent and mix was
definitely
> slanted in favor of the white. I don't know why Eric Murdock (the only
true
> PG) and both our DB-pseudo pg's all ended up on the white while the green
> squad was forced to deal with Rumeal at the point. As expected, the white
> team prevailed by about 15 but the green did put on a spirited run after
> trailing by double digits to actually take a lead at the half.
> 
> The green team's run, was fueled by a few Blocks by Closs and the
shooting
> of the immortal Herman Alston, who was dare I say, "En Fuego". The white
> team was lead early by Brent Scott, who ran the floor well, for a big man
> and got a lot of easy hoops. Later on, the outside shooting of Ron Mercer
> and the DB(Dee and Dana)'s carried the white, with all-around hustle from
EW.
> 
> Coaching:
> --------
> I thought Winston Bennett did a great job coaching with what he had. He
was 
> clearly in the game and a joy to watch, but Jim O'brien made the
adjustment
> of the game, when he put Dee on Herman Alston to cool him down a bit.
> 
> Guards:
> ------
> Not too much exciting to note here, as it was clear, the C's aren't
looking for
> guards right now. I think Eric Murdock would make a great insurance
policy for
> Chauncey, and he still plays great D. Dee and Dana both looked good,
especially
> Dee on both ends of the floor. Ron Mercer can clearly shoot the rock, and
he 
> even had to create his own shot a couple of times. He hit buzzer beaters
to 
> end both the 2nd and 3rd periods. On the Green squad, Herman Alston, shot
lights
> out and really carried the Green offensively. None of the other guards
really
> distinguished themselves. Rumeal looked to be in good shape, but played
aweful
> as a point. I even think some of his teammates games suffered because he
was
> the only PG on the team.
> 
> Forwards:
> --------
> Eric Williams looked in good shape and was his usual monster self going
to the hoop.
> I think he even took and made his one outside shot. Defensively, I think
he still
> needs some work. He still seems too slow for the quick forwards like
Travis Williams
> and Otis Hill seemed especially effective on him in the post. I had heard
that
> Travis Williams was one of the stars of Monday's seesion, but he really
didn't show
> much last night, except one spectacular Dunk and two great moves to the
hoop. On the
> Power Forward front, I thought Otis looked better than his cousin Danya,
mainly because
> he seems more versitile on D. Otis is a little taller and better built
and was even
> playing a little center last night and seemed to hold his own. Watching
Danya play
> the front man on full-court pressure D was painful. He did get to the
line a lot 
> last night. Anthony Tucker showed hustle, some rebounds and not much
else.
> 
> Centers:
> -------
> I had heard that Lorenzo Coleman looked good on Monday, but he didn't
show much last
> night. He looked slow and awkward on the offensive end. Keith Closs is
tall (7-3) but
> not much else. He did block a few shots, but he makes Shawn Bradley look
like Shaq.
> I thought the best of the big men last night was Brent Scott. He ran the
floor well
> and scored a lot early as the trailor on the brake. He's got good size
and seemed to
> fair well guarding either Closs(C) or Otis Hill(F). 
> 
> 
> All Non-Roster Team:
> -------------------
> PG - Eric "The Man of Steal" Murdock
> SG - Herman "Lights Out" Alston
> SF - Travis "Human Highlight" Williams/Danya Abrams (Neither one really
shined though)
> PF - Otis "My Man" Hill
> C  - Brent "Not Quite 7 Foot" Scott
> 
>