Re: geiger, etc.

[Andy Shaw <shaw@transmeta.com>]

   Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 14:37:53 -0800
   From: mberry@journalink.com (Mark Berry)


	     I hate that we're talking about free agents and draftees
	     already, but, without Kenny, things look bleak.

	     I don't think we're giving Geiger enough credit. The guy is
	     a legit 7-1 and solid -- he's no Travis Knight, as someone
	     suggested.

	     Geiger is a legit 15 ppg, 8 rpg starting center who
	     will hold his own with most centers in the league. Remember,
	     Knight averaged 4 ppg and 4 rpg last year with the Lakers,
	     hardly Geiger-type numbers.

Geiger is a journeyman power forward pretending to be a center, and
having an OK year before his free agency.  For the year, he's
averaging 11pts, and 6.5 rebounds.  He's not that much better than
Knight, if at all better.

Below are his career averages.  I don't see what, if anything in them
which suggests that he is going to be anything more than a mediocre
backup power forward.  Plus, his work ethic leaves something to be
desired if he's waiting until now to have a "career" season ...

We've already got one Travis Knight ... why do we need two?

-Andy


C A R E E R   A V E R A G E S              REBOUNDS
YEAR   TEAM    G  GS  MPG   FG%  3P%  FT%  OFF DFF TOT APG  SPG   BPG   PPG
92-93  Mia    48   2 11.5  .524 .000 .674  1.0 1.5 2.5 0.3 0.31  0.38   4.5
93-94  Mia    72   0 16.7  .574 .200 .779  1.7 2.6 4.2 0.4 0.50  0.40   7.2
94-95  Mia    74  43 23.1  .536 .400 .650  2.0 3.6 5.6 0.7 0.55  0.69   8.3
95-96  Cha    77  50 30.5  .536 .375 .727  2.6 5.8 8.4 0.8 0.60  0.82  11.2
96-97  Cha    49  13 21.3  .489 .300 .701  2.0 3.2 5.3 0.8 0.41  0.55   8.9
97-98  Cha    65  29 23.3  .508 .091 .721  2.5 4.0 6.5 1.0 0.95  1.05  11.0
Career       385 137 21.7  .528 .259 .713  2.0 3.6 5.6 0.7 0.57  0.66   8.8
Playoff        5   0  8.4  .400   -- .750  0.8 1.6 2.4 0.4 0.40  0.20   1.4
All-Star       0   0   --    --   --   --   --  --  --  --   --    --    --