Re: Eric

[Mark Estepp <EsteppJM@appstate.edu>]

It amazes me how these guys get through a high school, but even more so a 
college career, without ever learning to shoot a 15 foot jump shot.  I 
guess that often the college coach is more interested in winning with them 
than teaching them basics they should have learned a long time ago.
Some players who come into the league do develop a shot, and because of it 
they survive, or even thrive.  Karl Malone comes to mind, as does Julius 
Erving, or even to some extent M.J.  I can't really think of any players 
who came in and never developed a shot, and thus were pretty quickly out of 
the league.  'Guess they were not around long enough to make an 
impression.  Maybe Bruce Bowen might fit into that mold?  Or Harold Minor?

On a different note, I saw where Benign Benoit Benjamen was picked up by (I 
thnk) the Sixers.  It's hard to imagine how good this guy could have been 
if he only had a heart.  His lifetime numbers of around 10pts/10boards per 
game is not to bad.  But oh what a waste!


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Josh wrote
>As far as Eric is concerned, it seems obvious to me
>that the reason he went crazy the first two games and
>has been a nonfactor since is that teams remembered
>that he won't shoot from the outside.  I mean, he'll
>pass up an open ten footer.  The refs see this as
>well, and so Eric has gotten any love from them on his
>deliberate drives.  On defense, he'll get there.  He's
>a good athlete and a hard worker.  But Andy Enfield
>better get busy with him in practice.