Re: Tsakalidis Is A "Bleeping Monster"

[Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>]

I knew that 220 lmbs wasnt right.  His greek league
scouting report said he was a great physical specimen,
big and strong.  There's no way we get him now. 
Vancouver has worked him out, so they're probably
thinking about trading down to get two of Orlando's
picks.  Cleveland wants him; what the hell.  I am
happy with the players who will be available at our
spot.  Erick Barkley seems like someone we should be
looking at; Etan Thomas is more attractive to me than
Moiso.  OO should be there too.


--- Way Of The Ray <wayray@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> Apparently he stands 7-1 in bare feet, weighs 265
> pounds, and has
> 8 percent body fat...
> 
> last updated: Thursday 1 June 2000  local sports 
> 
>
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>  
> Big man en route from Greece to Grizz
> Howard Tsumura The Province  
> Iakovos Tsakalidis takes the first step on his
> journey to the NBA today
> when he boards a flight bound from Greece to
> Vancouver. 
> 
> The agent for Tsakalidis, Steve Kostalas, said he
> expects the 7-foot-2
> centre to work out for the Grizzlies on Saturday.
> "Yes, we're going to
> be travelling tomorrow," said Kostalas from Greece
> on Wednesday. "I
> believe (the workout) will be on Saturday." 
> 
> Although the 21-year-old pivot, who reportedly
> weighs 265 pounds with
> eight per cent body fat, is not projected to be
> picked near the
> Grizzlies' slot at No. 2, he has nonetheless caught
> the eye of
> Vancouver's management team, which recently saw him
> in Greece. 
> 
> "Let's put it this way," said Kostalas, "the
> reaction of NBA general
> managers when they shake hands with him is they turn
> around and they
> tell me, 'This is a (bleeping) monster.' 
> 
> "I'm absolutely, positively sure that he's going to
> measure at least 7-1
> if not 7-2. We're talking bare-footed 7-1. I haven't
> seen a lot of
> players play bare-footed lately." 
> 
> Kostalas said it was time for his client to take a
> stab at his dream. 
> 
> "It's something that is from the tube and nothing
> else," he said of the
> tape-delayed broadcasts that have been Tsakalidis'
> only glimpse of the
> NBA. 
> 
> "You just see it on the TV. It's fantasyland, or
> something like that." 
> 
> While Tsakalidis will take a physical at the Chicago
> pre-draft camp next
> week, Kostalas said the Grizzlies are the the only
> team to finalize a
> private workout so far. 
> 
> "We believe that the new ownership is very committed
> to a new effort,"
> he said. "They showed it to us. They were here for
> five days." 
> 
> Kostalas said there would be enough minutes for both
> Tsakalidis and
> Bryant Reeves should his client play in Vancouver. 
> 
> "I think the league is big enough where two guys
> together could really
> play a lot of quality minutes," he said. 
> 
> "With Tsakalidis or any draft pick, there's so few
> of them that could
> come in and play 30 minutes a game."
> 


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