Re: bangers take their toll

[jmc@ptc.com]

"Cecil Wright" <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca> said:
> - ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dan Forant <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>
> To: <celtics@igtc.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2000 3:03 PM
> Subject: Re: bangers take their toll
> 
> > Pots is a more accomplished player than Fortson. Pots was very much a
> > contributing factor in the Toronto win.
> 
> What do you mean by accomplished?  I think Fortson's rebounding exploits
> last year garnered him far more kudos than anything VP has ever done.  Not
> saying it is right or wrong, but simply that he gained alot of positive
> exposure from it.

I agree with Dan.  My interpretation is that Potapenko has proven 
that he can rebound and score down low consistently and play pretty 
well all around without getting into much foul trouble, while 
Fortson has only proven that he's an awesome rebounder, but nothing 
else.  He's starting to show some flashes of low-post scoring, but 
not consistently. 

Positive exposure is much different than being accomplished. 
You can get a lot of positive exposure from doing something outstanding 
for one game, but you have to prove that you can consistently help 
your team play better before you're accomplished. 

Jon Mc