Re: Who plays where?

["Shailendra K Mishra" <skmishra@sprintmail.com>]

I think Battie starts at center he may get pushed around in the paint, but
RP will allow him to play there and take his lumps. After all 6' 11", 240 lb
he is not that much smaller than Duncan <6'11" 248 lb>. These were his
numbers when he was drafted, so who knows what his playing weight is? Popeye
thus will come in repreive of Walker or when the team wants to go big.
DeClerq will be in the familiar role of backup center with Schintzius being
the garbage time center. - Mishra
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Joseph Byrnes <mbyrnes@leland.Stanford.EDU>

>>From Michael Holley's Globe article:
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>> Battie - who emphasizes the ''Bat'' in his name - is expected to back up
>> Antoine Walker at power forward. But, he said, ''I'm going to find a way
>> to get on the court.''
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>I don't get this one.  If Battie is supposed to back up WALKER at POWER
>FORWARD, then why did we sign Popeye Jones?  I guess Popeye will start at
>center?  That doesn't seem to make much sense for a guy who is listed
>at 6'8", and who is reportedly down to 235 pounds.
>
>Michael Byrnes
>mbyrnes@stanford.edu
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