Re: Celts replace Knicks in playoffs

[Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>]

I for one would welcome the demise of the knicks, especially once
Patrick Ewing is revealed as the ball hogging fraud he is.  But you've
got another thing coming if you underrate Latrell Sprewell.  No one
who knows thing one about baskeball would doubt that he is one of the
three or four best shooting guards in the game today, if not the best.
 The comparison to Walter is laughable.  A better comparison would be
to  John Starks, a player he resembles in a lot of ways.  Imagine
Starks with twice the speed, a much better shot, three times the skill
taking it to the rack, and half again as much testosterone.  OK, maybe
not half again as much testosterone, but equal aggressiveness. 
Sprewell is wiry strong and cat quick , and can shut your ass down
defensively.  Ron better plan using some double screens if wants to
get his shot off.  Don't be fooled by his shooting percentage, either
a bullshit statistic if ever there was one.  The guy can flat out score.




---Georgek27@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 2/8/99 10:56:27 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> dlp@philabs.research.philips.com writes:
> 
> << But beyond that, I'm predicting that
>  the Knicks, who have been anointed as championship contenders because
>  they have been in the past and because they've added the "fabulously
>  talented" Sprewell, will be the team that the Celtics replace as
yearly
>  Eastern division contenders.  From what I have seen of Sprewell, he
is
>  the most overrated ballplayer I've ever seen.  Every article either
>  cursing the Knicks or praising them says that he's one of the best
two
>  guards in the NBA.  Not from what I've seen.  I would describe him to
>  date as Walter McCarty with a slightly better jump shot, and only
>  slightly.   So, Sprewell is my prediction for bust of the year.  The
>  Knicks self-destruct because Spre thinks he should get the ball
more and
>  the rest of the Knicks start to hate this guy and Patrick Ewing gets
>  hurt (no surprise there) and the Knicks miss the playoffs. >>
> 
> Alas, poor Knicks. 0-2 to start the season even with their new
weapons.
> Imagine the cries for Pitino's head if he traded Oakley for Camby
who doesn't
> even play (anyone check EW's numbers the first 2 games?). To compare
Spreewell
> to McCarty is quite a stretch since he is a very solid defender and
has
> consistently put up 20 per game but to listen to Knick fans, who are
> annointing him as the best 2 guard in the league with Jordan gone,
makes me
> want to puke. The guy has a career FG% of 43! So yesterday he went 2
for 12
> and down the stretch it was the same old Knick offense of "give the
ball to
> Patrick". The Oakley trade is going to hurt the Knicks big time but
they did
> get lucky -so far at least- when they picked up Kurt Thomas. 
> 
> We may be closer to passing by the Knicks than anyone thinks.
> 
> George 
> 

_________________________________________________________
DO YOU YAHOO!?
Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com