RE: Lee Nailon

[John Lyell <Jlyell@concentric.net>]

Nailon reminds me a lot of Roy Tarpley a tremendous talent who wasted it.


n Tuesday, March 17, 1998 7:32 PM, Kevin S Cyphers [SMTP:kevincyphers@juno.com] wrote:
> One of my buddies (another Celts fan) used to play
> with Nailon during his freshman year at Butler County
> Community College in Eldorado, KS.  For those unfamiliar,
> Wichita State's new coach Randy Smithson coached Nailon his
> freshman year at Butler and had nothing but problems.  
> Nailon had a very uncoachable approached and just did
> his own thing.  He ended up leaving Butler because of his
> differences with Smithson.  No doubt in my mind Nailon
> has tremendous talent (was 2nd in scoring most all season),
> but one must wonder if his attitude has changed.
> 
> Kevin
> 
> 
> On Tue, 17 Mar 1998 15:08:48 -0500 (EST) mpark@whatever.ns.gatech.edu
> (ManChul Park) writes:
> >Talking about draft choices, how about Lee Nailon?  He looks like a 
> >6'9"
> >and 230lb Power Forward who likes to run.  I was impressed his play 
> >against
> >Florida State in the NCAAs.  He was able to score with his back to the
> >basket on taller players of FSU and able to sink jumpshot 
> >consistently.  He
> >seems like a better version DMarco Johnson. (He is only a Junior 
> >though.)
> >
> >ManChul Park
> >
> >Forwarded message:
> >> 
> >>           Personally, I'd love an offseason that lands Geiger as a 
> >FA
> >>           and either DeMarco Johnson or Robert Traylor in the draft. 
> >A
> >>           Walker-Geiger-Johnson/Traylor front line would suddenly 
> >give
> >>           us one of the most physical frontcourts in the NBA. It 
> >also
> >>           gives you the versatility of playing Walker at small 
> >forward
> >>           some, or at power forward in a smaller, quicker lineup 
> >that
> >>           presses more.
> >
> 
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