Re: Mercer Lewis

["Ryan McHale" <rmchale@vt.edu>]

So Lewis always played the 2?  Never the 3?



>Actually none of those three prevented him from playing.  Darren Day played
>ahead of Reggie.  The reason was that the coach then, KC Jones, did not
>believe in playing rookies.  Reggie should have been playing.  KC actually
>played him in one of the play-off games against the Pistons and he scored a
>lot and was integral in the Celtics winning that game.
>
>Vinny
>
>
>At 08:23 PM 3/22/98 -0500, Ryan McHale wrote:
>>I think there were slightly better players to play in from of Reggie..  If
>>Ron played back then I believe he would be watching Bird, Parish, and
McHale
>>right next to Reggie..
>>
>>
>>>Why do you say that?
>>>
>>>1)  Reggie Lewis played his full four years in college therefore he was
>>>older than Ron Mercer as a rookie.
>>>2)  Reggie Lewis barely played his rookie year.
>>>
>>>Vinny
>>>
>>>
>>>At 07:02 PM 3/22/98 -0500, Dan Forant wrote:
>>>>Anyone thinking Mercer is equal or better then Lewis at this point
better
>>>>switch brands.
>>>>
>>>
>>
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