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BACKGROUND
Robert Pack has shown he can be a top-flight NBA point guard when =
healthy, but he has had trouble staying injury-free. The Dallas =
Mavericks were counting on him to be their playmaker after acquiring him =
from New Jersey in a nine-player deal midway through the 1996-97 season, =
but he appeared in just 12 games in 1997-98 due to hand and thumb =
injuries. Relegated to a reserve role behind Steve Nash in 1998-99, Pack =
missed much of the season due to a dislocated shoulder and a torn =
hamstring. Injuries limited him to 29 games in 1999-2000. At the =
University of Southern California, Pack became the fourth-leading =
playmaker in Trojans history, amassing 319 assists in only two years. In =
those seasons Pack averaged 13.4 points and 5.6 assists, teaming in the =
USC backcourt with Harold Miner. Passed over in the 1991 NBA Draft, Pack =
played in the Los Angeles Summer Pro League that year and was so =
impressive that he earned an invitation to the Portland Trail Blazers' =
training camp. Not only did Pack make the Blazers' roster, but he also =
played in 72 games as a rookie, averaging 4.6 points and 1.9 assists in =
12.4 minutes per outing. He finished the year with 140 assists, the most =
by a Trail Blazers rookie since Terry Porter's 198 in 1985-86. In the =
1992 offseason the Denver Nuggets went shopping for a backup point guard =
and found Pack, whom they acquired from Portland for a second-round =
draft pick. The move paid off as Pack more than doubled his scoring =
average to 10.5 points per game and led the team in assists per game =
with 4.4. Pack missed the first month of the 1993-94 season but came =
back to have another solid year, averaging 9.6 points and a career-high =
5.4 assists. An explosive leaper, he finished second behind the =
Minnesota Timberwolves' Isaiah Rider in the slam-dunk championship =
during All-Star Weekend. In the playoffs Pack's stellar play sparked the =
Nuggets to an improbable first-round upset of the top-seeded Seattle =
SuperSonics. Injuries kept Pack out of almost half of the 1994-95 =
season, but he improved his scoring to 12.1 points per game. Acquired by =
Washington in the deal that sent Don MacLean to the Nuggets in October =
1995, Pack was hampered by injuries again in 1995-96. He started the =
team's first 31 games, then suffered nerve damage in his right leg on =
January 7 and sat out the remainder of the season. In his 31 games with =
the Bullets he averaged career-highs of 18.1 points and 7.8 assists per =
game, numbers which prompted New Jersey to sign him in the summer of =
1996 to fill its point guard hole created by the departure of Chris =
Childs. Pack's stay in New Jersey was brief. He played 34 games, all but =
three as a starter, before he was traded to Dallas in a nine-player =
midseason swap. He played 20 games for the Mavericks, 11 as a starter, =
and finished the season as the team leader in assists and steals. =
Injuries once again hampered his production and he missed significant =
playing time due to a sprained ankle and bruised ribs. He opened the =
1997-98 season on the injured list with a broken bone in his left hand, =
played in 12 games, then suffered a torn ligament in his right thumb and =
sat out the remainder of the season. The next year it was a torn =
hamstring muscle and an injured shoulder that limited him to 25 games, =
followed by a right ankle tendon sprain and a strained right groin that =
held him to 29 games in 1999-2000, although he did lead the club in =
assists that year.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>At 31, Pack is a lot older than I =
thought. =20
Whoever said he has trouble staying healthy wasn't kidding. This =
guy's=20
list of injuries would impress Pervis Ellison. You did say he's =
only=20
signed for 1 year, right? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Someone mentioned that having three =
picks next year=20
might create problems. That's true, but remember, this might allow =
us to=20
keep the conditional Denver pick until it is its most valuable. =
Frankly,=20
if we get a first round pick and two short term contracts for Fortson, =
I'd call=20
that a good deal.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>From NBA.com...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT color=3D#000000=20
face=3Darial><B>BACKGROUND</B></FONT><BR><FONT color=3D#000000 =
face=3Darial=20
size=3D2>Robert Pack has shown he can be a top-flight NBA point guard =
when=20
healthy, but he has had trouble staying injury-free. The Dallas =
Mavericks were=20
counting on him to be their playmaker after acquiring him from New =
Jersey in a=20
nine-player deal midway through the 1996-97 season, but he appeared in =
just 12=20
games in 1997-98 due to hand and thumb injuries. Relegated to a reserve =
role=20
behind Steve Nash in 1998-99, Pack missed much of the season due to a =
dislocated=20
shoulder and a torn hamstring. Injuries limited him to 29 games in =
1999-2000. At=20
the University of Southern California, Pack became the fourth-leading =
playmaker=20
in Trojans history, amassing 319 assists in only two years. In those =
seasons=20
Pack averaged 13.4 points and 5.6 assists, teaming in the USC backcourt =
with=20
Harold Miner. Passed over in the 1991 NBA Draft, Pack played in the Los =
Angeles=20
Summer Pro League that year and was so impressive that he earned an =
invitation=20
to the Portland Trail Blazers' training camp. Not only did Pack make the =
Blazers' roster, but he also played in 72 games as a rookie, averaging =
4.6=20
points and 1.9 assists in 12.4 minutes per outing. He finished the year =
with 140=20
assists, the most by a Trail Blazers rookie since Terry Porter's 198 in =
1985-86.=20
In the 1992 offseason the Denver Nuggets went shopping for a backup =
point guard=20
and found Pack, whom they acquired from Portland for a second-round =
draft pick.=20
The move paid off as Pack more than doubled his scoring average to 10.5 =
points=20
per game and led the team in assists per game with 4.4. Pack missed the =
first=20
month of the 1993-94 season but came back to have another solid year, =
averaging=20
9.6 points and a career-high 5.4 assists. An explosive leaper, he =
finished=20
second behind the Minnesota Timberwolves' Isaiah Rider in the slam-dunk=20
championship during All-Star Weekend. In the playoffs Pack's stellar =
play=20
sparked the Nuggets to an improbable first-round upset of the top-seeded =
Seattle=20
SuperSonics. Injuries kept Pack out of almost half of the 1994-95 =
season, but he=20
improved his scoring to 12.1 points per game. Acquired by Washington in =
the deal=20
that sent Don MacLean to the Nuggets in October 1995, Pack was hampered =
by=20
injuries again in 1995-96. He started the team's first 31 games, then =
suffered=20
nerve damage in his right leg on January 7 and sat out the remainder of =
the=20
season. In his 31 games with the Bullets he averaged career-highs of =
18.1 points=20
and 7.8 assists per game, numbers which prompted New Jersey to sign him =
in the=20
summer of 1996 to fill its point guard hole created by the departure of =
Chris=20
Childs. Pack's stay in New Jersey was brief. He played 34 games, all but =
three=20
as a starter, before he was traded to Dallas in a nine-player midseason =
swap. He=20
played 20 games for the Mavericks, 11 as a starter, and finished the =
season as=20
the team leader in assists and steals. Injuries once again hampered his=20
production and he missed significant playing time due to a sprained =
ankle and=20
bruised ribs. He opened the 1997-98 season on the injured list with a =
broken=20
bone in his left hand, played in 12 games, then suffered a torn ligament =
in his=20
right thumb and sat out the remainder of the season. The next year it =
was a torn=20
hamstring muscle and an injured shoulder that limited him to 25 games, =
followed=20
by a right ankle tendon sprain and a strained right groin that held him =
to 29=20
games in 1999-2000, although he did lead the club in assists that=20
year.</FONT><BR><!--1999 Bio--><!--2000 - =
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