Re: Grant/Fortson

[Alex Wang <awang@mit.edu>]

Peter,

The reason the onhoops guy called Fortson the best rebounder is probably
his 48 minute rebounding stat: 19.7 rebounds per 48 minutes, ahead of 
Barkley's second place 16.2 rebounds. He also led the league in offensive
rebounds per game. I don't think anyone is saying that Fortson is going
to be the next Barkley, just that his height doesn't necessarily mean that
he can't play power forward.

Alex


> BTW, anybody who calls Danny Fortson "the best rebounder in the NBA" needs to
> have HIS head examined. I'm not saying he might not be able to help the
> Celtics, but you just can't make comparisons to Barkley, who is a physical
> freak. Every undersized power player who's come into the league in the past 
> 10 years has been compared to Charles, and how many have produced like he's 
> still doing?
>