Re: Washington Win

[Alex Wang <awang@mit.edu>]

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that there aren't CBA players
that have a future in the NBA. It's just that CBA stats don't mean
much. I'm sure there are many players who are putting up great
stats in the CBA who would be destroyed in the NBA, and just because
Jerome Lane gets 15 rebounds a game doesn't necessarily mean that 
he could rebound at the NBA level. And there are evidently 29 NBA teams
that don't feel that Jerome Lane can help their team right now.
I just don't feel like you can expect Jerome Lane to come in and
bring us what Popeye Jones hasn't, based on his 15 CBA rebounds per
game.

If our own Damon Jones was the leading scorer in the CBA, that 
is a pretty good illustration of my point. The guy is just not an
NBA scorer right now. Similarly, Bruce Bowen was evidently a big
time scorer in France but looks absolutely clueless against NBA
defenders.

Alex

> Some players like John Starks, David Wesley, Mario Elie, Chris Childs 
> picked up from the CBA have had successful NBA careers, and are better then 
> most of our bench & starters.  The Clippers have a guy named Troy Hudson 
> that has looked decent and impressed Chris Ford.  Anyone know anything 
> about Jones or Hudson ?  Personally I am still waiting for this Popeye to 
> arrive. IMO a big mistake by RP, should have signed a veteran scorer/leader 
> not a question mark coming off an injury. With Bowen, Jones, McCarty, 
> Schintzius, Riley, Garnett, Ellison, we have to many zero dimensional 
> players that would be on few other NBA teams.  I would put Minor in this 
> category but he has played well of late, 1/2 dimension.
 
> On Monday, April 19, 1999 6:27 PM, Alex Wang [SMTP:awang@mit.edu] wrote:
> > > I see Damon Jones was the CBA leading scorer at 21 a game.  Jerome Lane 
> > > again averaging almost 15 boards a game. Why wouldn't we give him a 
> shot
> > > instead of Popeye who was supposed to be a great rebounder and has 
> shown
> > > little after RP gave him an extension.  Maybe we can swap Popeye for 
> Rodney
> > > Rodgers.
> >
> > Let's not get carried away over CBA stats. Being one of the best
> > rebounders among players unable to make an NBA roster is not saying
> > much. Popeye, when healthy, was one of the top offensive rebounders
> > in the NBA which is much, much different.
> >
> > Alex
> >
> >
> 
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