Re:

[Dan Forant Sr <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>]

We'll take a closer look at him tonite. Don't know where he's going to find
this ability. I'm not saying he's hopeless, I just think he has reached his
limits, which is exactly what we got him for. 

At 07:40 AM 10/15/99 -0700, you wrote:
>See, I completely disagree with this assesment of
>Potapenko.  I wish I could get someone on the coaching
>staff to listen to me!  I think the guy is a very
>fundamentally sound player, with a good basketball
>head on his shoulders.  He's being asked to dom
>something that is not in his nature -- VP on the
>perimeter is misapplied force, like putting in a screw
>with a hammer.  Anyone who thinks he is just a big
>body is seriously underestimating his shooting and
>passing skills, his footwork, and his understanding of
>how to play basketball.
>
>--- Dan Forant Sr <dforant1@nycap.rr.com> wrote:
>> Pots will settle down, don't expect miracles from
>> him. He may get a hair
>> better than last season who knows. What you see is
>> what you get w/Pots. It
>> takes more than a body to play round ball, he has
>> the body. The better
>> players are thinkers and some get basketball
>> naturally. I don't believe he
>> does. When the club formats him properly, he'll do
>> as expected, hustle and
>> provide size and not much else. 
>> 
>> At 07:27 AM 10/15/99 -0400, you wrote:
>> >D Wickerham wrote:
>> ><<I'm not sold on the Celtics yet, but I'm tired of
>> hearing people blame
>> >everything on Kenny. The only player who was awful
>> yesterday was Cheaney.>>
>> >
>> >One point of disagreement here....  VPot looked
>> worse than awful!!
>> >
>> >One positive that I saw and forgot to mention. 
>> 'Toine shot two free 
>> >throws, made them both, and his stroke looked
>> great!
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> 
>> 
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