RE: Wright and Taylor

[John Lyell <Jlyell@concentric.net>]

Although I like this proposal I believe it is just that for one reason. 
 Unless the Clippers think Brian Skinner will be a serviceable 4, Taylor & 
Wright are their only 2 4's so why would they move them and not get one in 
return ?  They have 3 centers Closs, Vrankovic, & Olowokandi, and a bunch 
of 2's & 3's , so any move without dumping some of these I would think is 
doubtful.  Maybe if Declercq or Popeye were involved it might be more 
feasible.  Also Riley was previously waived by the Clippers I believe.  A 
young guy that looks good is Tyrone Nesby.





On Friday, March 05, 1999 3:09 AM, Joe Hironaka 
[SMTP:j.hironaka@unesco.org] wrote:
> Hi list:
>
> Note that neither the Boston Globe nor the Herald nor any other Web site
> I visited makes any mention this morning of this pretty fascinating
> trade rumor.
>
> FYI, here is some more info about Wright and Taylor.
>
> *Lorenzen Wright lists his favorite books as "The Color Purple" and
> "Gone with the Wind" and would like to pursue a coaching career upon
> retirement. Last season was the breakout year for 24-year-old. He had 22
> rebounds twice last season. More importantly, he dropped 32 points and
> 15 rebounds on the LA Fakers the day after Christmas last year. For
> whatever reason his game has regressed this season, no doubt about it
> (.380FG% etc.)
>
> *Mo Taylor is averaging 16.7ppg this season on .513FG and .800FT
> shooting this season. His career high game (26 points) also came at the
> expense of the LA Fakers last season. He had a 20 rebound game this
> season against Vancouver. He is averaging only around 13 shot attempts
> per game this year, so he is certainly not a lottery team ball-hog type
> player. He is only 23 years old, and (on paper) a more valuable
> commodity than the 13 million dollar man Rasheed Wallace. He is also
> statistically a better rounded and more effective NBA player than Ron
> Mercer, and plays a much more difficult position to fill.
>
> In general, both players are good FT shooters for their position.
> Neither guy is an explosive shot-blocker. I stress again that only one
> chatty Boston radio station has made mention of this trade (thus far to
> my knowledge). I wonder what they are saying out in La La Land?
>
> Joe
>
> p.s. Already I'm getting a little nervous about NBA player of the month
> Antonio McDyess and a hyped-up Chauncy Billups homecoming, especially
> with such distracting rumors floating around the locker room. Again, I
> feel terrible for poor Ron Mercer. He deserves to play for a winner.
>
> ****
>
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