Re: position wanted

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

Have to disagree on this one.  Dino is smart, but not a fast player and
consistently was beat on breaks by quick forwards like of Antonio Davis,
Elden Campbell, etc.

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> From: CECIL WRIGHT <cdubs@loki.atcon.com>
> To: Adam A Suchocki <Twilight@world.std.com>
> Cc: celtics@igtc.com
> Subject: Re: position wanted
> Date: Saturday, March 01, 1997 4:37 PM
> 
> Adam A Suchocki wrote:
> > 
> > Actually, Dino was one of the Fastest power forwards - he didn't have
> > great relexes, but he had very good end to end speed - much faster than
> > players like Juwaun Howard, Brian Grant, and Kevin Willis.
> > 
> > Adam
> > 
> > On Sat, 1 Mar 1997, CECIL WRIGHT wrote:
> > 
> > > JOzersky@aol.com wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Especially since Dino is so good and so untradable.  With a center,
he would be lethal, esp. as a backup
> > >
> > > I agree completely about Wesley, but is there some guarantee that
Dino
> > > will be 100% when he returns from what I heard was a "Serious Knee
> > > Injury"?  What exactly is the prognosis and where the hell is he?  He
> > > wasn't exactly the fastest guy to begin with, so why do you bank on
him
> > > being "Lethal"?
> > >
> > > I wanted to trade him well before he got injured.
> > >Dear Adam,
> 
> When players like Olden Polynice and Michael Smith, along with other 
> established players at PF i.e. Vin Baker, Anthony Mason, Elden Campbell 
> etc have made routine practice of beating the guy up and down the court, 
> I must question his footspeed.  There have been times when Dino showed 
> that he's capable of running, but he's also prone to either losing sight 
> of his man, or forgetting to stop whomever it is in the opposing jersey. 
> I guess my gripe is at the defensive end.   Don't get me wrong, I like 
> him as a player.  I just think it's time for Dino to move on if we can 
> find someone to take his oft injured self.  And coming off his knee 
> injury, I don't think he's going to be ready to challenge the winner of 
> the Donovan Bailey/Michael Johnson Race yet.  Comments?
>