Re: AUSTIN/stuff

["Jaime Salud Castillo, Jr." <jaims@philonline.com.ph>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Odegaard <gmodegaa@longvred.rmc.com>
To: Jaime Salud Castillo, Jr. <jaims@philonline.com.ph>; Celtics
<CELTICS@igtc.COM>
Date: Friday, August 14, 1998 12:48 AM
Subject: Re: AUSTIN/stuff


>
>Anderson and Mercer are ball hogs?  Anderson is the consumate NBA PG, best
>defined by not being a ball hog, and RP had to push Mercer to shoot at
>times last season.  Please clarify what you mean here.   Thank you
>

I just meant they're all scorers since college.  They are all regarded as
the main man in college so they have the mentality of being the guy to go.
That's all.  I just meant ball hogs in a good way not a bad way!  As Jordan
is a ball hog but always has his team at the top.  that's all.

>As per the ESPN poll with Bird being stupid, it is part of a long series
>profiling and polling "all" athletes considered worthy for the top 50 of
>the century.  By the results, last seen at over 93%, most agree with you,
>but the survey is done for everyone, including Ruth, Ali, Jordan, Gretzy et
>al, and I would assume you agree they are worthy of a top 50 billing as
>well.  Best to understand the background of this survey, before calling it
>stupid, as I for one believe ESPN is doing an outstanding job respectively
>profiling these great 20th century athletes.
>
>BTW with only 50 total athetes getting the nod, how many basketball players
>should be included and who?
>
>(Jordan, Bird, Magic, Russ, Kareem, Mikan, Dr. J, Big O maybe, few others
>in this esteemed list of folks)
>
>> Hey guys, by the way, did anybody see the most stupidest survey ESPN
>> sportszone did?  Can you believe they even doubt  our hero "Mr.
>Bird"...they
>> ask the question: "Do you think Larry Bird really deserve to be among the
>50
>> elite?"  Dang!!! No bias, HE'S ONE OF THE TOP 10 BEST EVER!!!
>