Re: Just Great

[Roy Enrile <renrile@qualcomm.com>]

On Mon, 18 Jan 1999, peter delevett wrote:

> Battie's boarding numbers are
> well below those of Jones or Stewart, and they're about a wash with Travis
> (who has equal shotblocking numbers). And, Battie is going to look to score a
> lot more than any of those guys, which is not a good thing considering the
> number of scorers we've already got. We need somebody to do the dirty work.
> Why make this move for a 6'9 forward??  

I used to watch Battie play in college, and the answer is we need him
because he may turn out as good or better than Raef Lafrentz.

He dominated the frontcourt of Lafrentz, Pollard, Pierce.
Leaping, timing, aggressiveness, scoring.

A big part of the effectiveness of the 80's Celts, was no one
scored inside against Mchale & Parish, without being challenged.
It would be refreshing to have Battie, and Stewart in the same
lineup when the pressure D breaks down.