Re: Billups trade final. -Reply

["Cecil Wright" <cecil@hfx.andara.com>]

That same reply carried no weight earlier this year when folks were panning
Billups' stats when compared to Brevin Knight, Antonio Daniels as well as
other  more experienced guards.  Billups played less minutes than them all.

        mpg -   fgm/a   -  %  - 3pt/a -   %  -  ftm/a     - %  -  apg -
l   - ppg

BK: 31.4 - 158/368 - 429 -  0/4  -   00 - 122/156 - 78 -  8.3  -131 - 8.8
AD: 30.0 - 173/418 - 414 - 7/41 -  17  -  91/136  - 67 -  5.6  -  39 - 8.9
CB: 25.4 - 177/454 - 390 - 64/189-34 -147/180 - 82 -  4.3  -  77 - 11.1

And just by comparison, here's Kenny Anderson's:

KA: 32.7 -  204/527 - 387 - 47/133-35 -112/145 -77 -  5.4  -   61 -12.6

Is anyone willing to say that his stats may have been better if he had
received more minutes, other than myself?
All I'm saying is this.  Chauncey Billups, having no previous experience as
a point guard, did not embarrass himself or the team.  In fact he quite
possibly did as well as could be realistically expected.  And there is no
reason to believe that he won't improve in the future, the same as every
other rookie.  I still hope CB does well when he plays against us.  BUT I
HOPE WE WIN!!

Cecil
-----Original Message-----
From: cmcarthur@kkya.com <cmcarthur@kkya.com>
To: Celtics@igtc.com <Celtics@igtc.com>; mbyrnes@leland.Stanford.EDU
<mbyrnes@leland.Stanford.EDU>; cecil@hfx.andara.com <cecil@hfx.andara.com>
Date: Thursday, February 19, 1998 10:56 AM
Subject: Re: Billups trade final. -Reply


>Anderson averaged 17.0 mins/pg in his rookie season, how many
>mins/pg has Billups averaged thus far?  That may account for the
>difference in productivity.
>
>>>> "cecil@hfx.andara.com" 02/18/98 08:36pm >>>
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>> GP   MPG   FG%   PPG  APG  RPG
>>1991-2  64  17.0  .390   7.1  3.2  2.0
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>Kenny's stats clearly illustrate one very valid reason for keeping Billups.
>Have a close look at Anderson's first year.  Now draw a comparison to
>the
>year Billups is having THUS FAR.
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