Kenny Smith? Draft analysis????

[bocelts@scsn.net (R. Bentz Kirby)]

This is the nba.com draft analysis for the Celts

TEAM DRAFT OVERVIEW
              Boston Celtics

                1997 NBA DRAFT SELECTIONS: 3rd, 6th, 56th

                CELTICS' EIGHT-MAN ROTATION: Guards: David
              Wesley and Todd Day; Forwards: Antoine Walker, Eric
              Williams and Rick Fox. Top Subs: Forward Marty
              Conlon, Center Alton Lister, Center Brett Szabo.
              Significant Injured Players: Forward Dino Radja, Guards
              Dana Barros, Greg Minor and Dee Brown, Center Pervis
              Ellison, Forward Frank Brickowski. Recent
              Acquisitions: Clarence Weatherspoon, Michael Cage.
              Free Agents: Wesley, Day, Conlon, Lister, Szabo,
Brickowski.

                         GARRY ST. JEAN'S ANALYSIS: "Boston was dealt
the monkey
                       wrench (slipping to third in the lottery). They
probably will try to get
                       two very young players who have potential to be
all-star-type players
                       who they will build around for the future. Rick
Pitino has always had
                       great athletes when he has been involved in the
league, and with picks
                       at three and six, they should be able to do that.
They like Eric
              Williams and Antoine Walker, so their forward spots are
really in great shape.
              Their needs would be the center position as well as the
point guard spot, and they
              are going to go after the talent that's there. I think
they wouldn't pass on a deal
              where they also would land an established, quality player
if they were not thrilled
              with the ability of the picks with their slots."

                RECENT FIRST-ROUND DRAFT CHOICES:

               YEAR
                    PLAYER
                                  UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE 
               1996 
                    Antoine Walker 
                                  Kentucky
               1995 
                    Eric Williams 
                                  Providence
               1994 
                    Eric Montross 
                                  North Carolina
               1993 
                    Acie Earl 
                                  Iowa
               1992 
                    Jon Barry 
                                  Georgia Tech
               1991 
                    Rick Fox 
                                  North Carolina
               1990 
                    Dee Brown 
                                  Jacksonville
               1989 
                    Michael Smith 
                                  Brigham Young
               1988 
                    Brian Shaw 
                                  Cal-Santa Barbara
               1987 
                    Reggie Lewis 
                                  Northeastern
               1986 
                    Len Bias 
                                  Maryland
               1985 
                    Sam Vincent 
                                  Michigan State
               1984 
                    Michael Young 
                                  Houston
               1983 
                    Greg Kite 
                                  Brigham Young
               1982 
                    Darren Tillis 
                                  Cleveland State

I cut every thing after this, but kept this.  Was there a Kenny Smith
that went to NCSU?  I know a Kenny Smith that went to UNC.  If this is
so, then the NBA should do better work at its site.

  
               1987 Kenny Smith Sacramento Kings  North Carolina State


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