Re: Fortson

[Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>]

This so true and remains my one indisputable proof of
how stupid GMs and even professional scouts are.  They
talk about one guy as being a "natural center" because
he's seven feet tall, and another as being a power
forward because he's 6 10, even if they have the same
game and weight!  It's like seven feet is some kind of
magic number.  There are still today, if you can
believe it, sportswriters who say that Tim Duncan
isn't a natural center!  Tim Duncan!  If anybody on
that team isn't a natural center it's David Robinson,
who prefers to play facing the basket.

BTW, has anyone even heard a whisper that this deal
with Denver has any substance to it at all?  Or is it
like the fraudulent Mercer-for-Steve Nash deal that
some guy posted on the usenet list?  I love it, but it
seems too good to be true.  Fortson is an equal or
better talent than Mercer, and big with more
impressive stats.  If we got him it would be quite a
coup, and no one could gainsay Pitino.


--- RSMALL@clarku.edu wrote:
> >
> >> It's the projected roster for next year.  It
> includes a Ron Mercer trade.
> >> I'm not sure if Fortson is tall enough (I think
> only 6'7" for a PF) but is
> >> he really that good.  Can he do well under
> Pitino?
> >
> >I proposed a Fortson and Keon Clark for Mercer
> trade a while back and
> >got a similar response about Fortson being a
> tweener. Does anyone actually
> >have evidence that he gets abused on the defensive
> end because he is
> >short, i.e. has anyone actually seen him play? I'm
> very suspicious of 
> >the "measuring tape" method of player evaluation.
> You can have two players, 
> >one which measures 6'7" but has long arms and a
> short neck, and one which 
> >measures 6'9" but has short arms and a giraffe
> neck. How does having that 
> >long neck help in basketball? You don't grab
> rebounds or block shots with 
> >your head. Beyond all that, how about Charles
> Barkley, who has been
> >destroying taller power forwards for a long time.
> >
> 
> All measurements should be taken with a grain of
> salt.  The real and only 
> question should be "Can he play?"  Basketball is
> hung up on height the same 
> way football gets caught up on 40 yard dash times.
> 
> Rich,,,
> 
> 

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