Re: Battie and brother -Reply -Reply -Reply

[Ryan Falcone <FalconeR@nvg.com>]

>>> <j.hironaka@unesco.org> 05/12/99 10:00am >>>
Well, you know Jerome Williams was a career 10.5ppg scorer in the
NCAAs and was drafted 26th overall. Of course it is hard to be anything
but a role player with Iverson on your college team. :-)   <<<

Aptly put!  Also--apropos of your mention of Othella Harrington--he was,
in fact, the #1 rated high school player his senior year.  His first two
years at G-Town were solid (if unspectacular) but he showed a lot of
poise and promise.  

Iverson's arrival was the harbinger of the demise of Harrington's game
AND profile.  Allen singlehandedly ruined Harrington's game with his
gunning / selfish play.  Othella went from being the most highly sought
after player in high school to a second round pick.  Not that it ended up
being a bad thing, because he appeared to have a breakout year this
past season, although I suppose that playing against Olajuwon and
Barkley (not to mention Kevin Willis) in practice every day was beneficial.

So...let me reiterate Mr. Hironaka's question:  does anyone on the list
know what Harrington's status is vis a vis free agency?  With a contract
that befits his former second round pick-status, he might be easily
persuaded to follow the allure of dollar signs and increased playing time
(assuming, that is, that Gaston's fingers can be pried off of his purse
strings).

Ryan