Re: CelticsCenter for bskball.com

[Ken Mattina <mattinak@teleport.com>]

At 03:23 PM 1/22/99 -0500, Ozersky, Joshua A wrote:
>With Walker safely in the fold, fans just breathing easy got a sudden shock
>of further good news:  much-loathed "banana boy" Travis Knight ( so called
>because he called to mind Teddy Roosevelts remark, "I  could carve a better
>man out of a banana," as well as an obvious physical resemblance to the
>tropical fruit) has been shipped, along with his insane contract, for stud
>F-C Tony Battie.  The late Don Leventhal had Battie ranked as the number one
>center behind Tim Duncan, and although he is rough, he is a great athlete,
>with a sweet shooting touch from fifteen feet, a huge wingspan, hungry-hippo
>rebounding skills, and swift, swift legs.  Celtics fans will love this guy,

Is this legit?  Does Battie really have a "huge wingspan"?  If so, that
makes him much bigger than 6'9".  Does he play big?  

I've never seen the guy.

Ken




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