Re: orlando deals

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FWIW you may mean Kenny Walker from Kentucky, third overall in Len Bias and Brad
Daugherty's draft year (was it Pitino who drafted him?). Darrell Walker was an
NBA all-defensive combo guard with the Knicks etc. I believe.

Personally I think Kenyon Martin could be a steal anywhere after the tenth pick,
but a potential "el busto" anywhere in the top five. He's maybe somewhere
between having a Jerome Williams and Othella Harrington type impact in a few
years, based on work ethic. He's nothing near a Camby-type college impact player
in a similar role. Cincy hasn't yet produced a lot of great pros from all the
McDonald's All American's they've recruited this decade, which makes it easier
to make this facile judgement. Kenny Satterfield is probably a better prospect
than Van Exel, which shows you how deep that team is on paper, so Martin's
team-leading numbers may be even better than they look.

If you added up all my predictions in the past, I'd take everything with a grain
silo of salt. I thought Brand was a limited athlete (at least I loathed the
Charles Barkley comparisons), Raef had "McHale" skills, Steve Francis was not a
go-to guy and of course now this whole Fortson thing. I thought he was born to
wear the Celtics uniform and that this (and the miraculous Adrian Griffin)
marked the return of tradition and something really special.

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John Lyell wrote:

> Kenyon Martin reminds me a lot of Darrel "Sky" Walker  real athletic, but
> never really had the offensive skills at the NBA level. Definitely looks
> good on the boards & defensively.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jaime Salud Castillo, Jr. <jaims@philonline.com>
> To: W <titans@ihug.com.au>; Joshua Ozersky <jozersky@stny.rr.com>
> Cc: celtics <celtics@igtc.com>
> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2000 12:23 AM
> Subject: Re: orlando deals
>
> > I told ya.  Kenyon is the "main man" in college nowadays.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: W <titans@ihug.com.au>
> > To: Joshua Ozersky <jozersky@stny.rr.com>
> > Cc: celtics <celtics@igtc.com>
> > Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 9:23 PM
> > Subject: Re: orlando deals
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I want that Golden State pick if it gets to be #1 - I'd give Paul Pierce
> > > up for it and take Kenyon Martin and keep both Fort and Toine.
> > >
> > > Martin / Fort / AW would be the best frontline in modern (after the Big
> > > Three) NBA history and with Pots, Battie, EW and Walter coming from the
> > > bench, I'd be very satisfied with that.
> > >
> > > We already have a defensive shooting guard in Adrian Griffin, we'd have
> > > Calbert to back Griffin up, Kenny would still need a backup, how about
> > > signing Bobby Jackson or Anthony Johnson...
> > >
> > > But whoever said Kenyon Martin previously, I applaud your talent
> > > evaluation - the man is just awesome. I watched a game and wow. I dont
> > > need to see anymore to see why you were impressed.
> > >
> > > W
> > >
> > >
> >
> >