Re: Adrian Griffin

[Dan Forant <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>]

C'mon, your just too knowledgeble, are you an ex or present player?? I have
the feeling your going to give our group some well needed balance. 

At 08:26 AM 12/24/99 -0500, you wrote:
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Dan Forant <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>
>To: <celtics@igtc.com>
>Sent: Friday, December 24, 1999 6:12 AM
>Subject: Re: Adrian Griffin
>
> > We're glad you found us. I like your pick, Adrian, at this point I
> > would say he's mine also. He was an underdog to begin with and came
> > to the top, I like that. We defnitely would not have the wins we
> > have now without him.
>
>Thanks.  Now with Adrian, at first, I was captivated toward him
>because of of his HUGE BEAUTIFUL EYES.  (grin).  ooh... I just love
>his eyes.
>
>But I digress.  Now, the other, more important, reasons that I pick
>Adrian, are that he exudes confidence whenever he is on the court. 
>When Adrian receives a pass, and goes into his dribble, he performs
>like a veteran NBA player.  He has a close to the body dribble, and
>can spin in either direction; he is an excellent ball handler.  Next,
>he is unselfish, and smartly looks for possible plays to make, whether
>a pass, or even an alley oop pass that he made the other night.  In
>addition, Adrian can drive the lane to the basket, and he HAS moves
>that protect his shot from being blocked.  I have seen him lean his
>arm away from a defender while he is in the air.  
>
>The most important asset that I think Adrian brings to his game, is
>his obvious confidence.  That confidence is a source of intimidation
>toward the other team.  When they see Adrian with the ball, they
>perceive someone who knows what he is doing, and who will do what he
>wants. They dont see someone that they can push over, or even pick the
>ball from, because he protects the ball well with his dribbling style.
>Yet at the same time, if they have scouted him beforehand, then they
>may not count him for much because he is a rookie (is he a rookie this
>year?) and so that allows him even more free reign; at least on their
>first looks of him.
>
>Overall, I think we will find that Adrian will emerge as one of our
>best players.  So, because of the injuries that the team has had, I
>am, in a way, glad to see Adrian coming on the court with the first
>team, at the opening of games.
>
>LadyNada
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