[Fwd: Delk at PG?]

[Steve Huffman <stevhuff@eastky.net>]

Greg Odegaard wrote:

> Thank you for this education into the NBA playing abilities of Delk at GS.
>
> My only question remaining is what are the opinions regarding Derek
> Anderson at Cleveland?
>
>

  I think from reading all of the criticism about Chauncy Billups on this list
that Boston should have drafted Derek Anderson instead of Billups.

Everyone seems to like and appreciate the play of Ron Mercer.  Last year
at Kentucky when Derek Anderson and Ron Mercer were seniors,
Anderson was just a little bit better at doing most things than was Mercer.
Don't get me wrong, Ron Mercer played great, especially after Anderson
fell and injured his leg.  Up to that point in the season, Derek Anderson
was the go to guy, and the team's leader.  Ron Mercer was playing
good but just not quite as good as Anderson.  They would both score
about the same amount of points, have about the same number of
rebounds and assists, but Anderson always just seemed to do something
that was just a little bit better than what Mercer did.  When Anderson
fell and hurt his leg, everyone at Kentucky thought the season was over
and that Kentucky had absolutely no chance to advance in the NCAA
Tournament.  That's when Ron Mercer stepped up his game, really
excelled, and helped take Kentucky all the way to the NCAA final
game, losing in overtime to Arizona.
    I know Derek Anderson was a draft risk because of his injury,
but he seems to be healed and healthy.  I saw him in limited action
against the Lakers last week end and he did a good job both
offensively and defensively.  He is the type of player who could
learn to play the point quickly and could get things done.

Steve Huffman