RE: An interesting read on the upcoming draft.

[John Lyell <Jlyell@concentric.net>]

I don't think Lafrentz will be around when we pick and don't know if he 
fits anyway.  I still like taking a guy like Corey Benjamin this kid is a 
highlight film at 6'5", move Mercer to the 3 & with Anderson Benjamin, 
Mercer & Walker, add Geiger and we will have an extremely athletic team 
that can compete with LA, Seatle , etc..



On Monday, March 16, 1998 7:20 PM, Kevin S Cyphers 
[SMTP:kevincyphers@juno.com] wrote:
> I've got to agree with you.  Raef has been nothing but spectacular during
> his 4 years at KU.  I've been following the Hawks for years and Raef is
> truly a gifted player.  As far as consistancy and domination, he's
> the best Jayhawk in the draft since Manning.  I'd love to see Raef play
> for the Celts.  He's a hard worker who has a decent 12 footer and some
> really great post moves.  He's not a tremendoulsly huge player, but as
> we all argued, neither is Tim Duncan.  I just don't want another KU
> boy to go to Utah.
>
> Kevin
>
> (still mourning the KU loss)
>
> Oh yeah, I'd also take Paul Pierce for Ron Mercer any day.
>
>
> --------- Begin forwarded message ----------
> From: "Shailendra K Mishra" <smishra@ix.netcom.com>
> To: <celtics@igtc.COM>
> Subject: An interesting read on the upcoming draft.
> Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 22:17:00 -0800
> Message-ID: <006901bd50a3$22c83780$d093d6ce@skmishra-hpc.us.oracle.com>
>
> LaFrentz. Shaping up as a poor man's Christian Laettner. For one thing,
> he
> doesn't have Laettner's shooting range. "But he'll rebound better than
> Laettner because he's a great jumper, he'll bang and go inside,''
> predicted
> one scout. "People questioned whether Laettner could dominate on our
> level,
> and he certainly hasn't. This kid won't, either.''
>
> *** Pitino was very high on LaFrentz last year and who knows maybe he was
> blowing smoke but LaFrentz can rebound, block shots and score so I don't
> understand the pessimism by the pro-scouts.
>
> Pierce. While some scouts rate him a notch below the Celtics' Ron Mercer,
> at
> least one has already tabbed him No. 1 for the draft -- if he chooses to
> leave the Jayhawks.
> "He's got the NBA style and he's a legit 6-6,'' the scout said. "He can
> break down a defense, shoot the leaner, take a bump and make a shot, and
> he
> can dunk. The best thing about him is that some small forwards are just
> shooters, like Dennis Scott. And some are just scorers, like Cedric
> Ceballos. Pierce is gonna be both.''
>
>
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