Re: Miles/Harvey have most upside was Re: more Blazers-Lakers

["Jaims" <jaims@philonline.com>]

I second your thoughts, man.  I also saw that game between USA selection vs.
International selection high schoolers.  The only impressive players, IMO,
that I saw there were Darius Miles and a massive 6'9 kid with a smooth moves
and soft touch...sorry, i forgot his name (he'll be playing in Michigan
State).  Darius Miles has the making of a Garnett because of pure
athleticsm, who could make a big impact in his first two years right away.
But also, he could end up like a Jerm O'neal or a Rashard Lewis who took
time to develop before making waves.  But for sure, this kid will make all
the impact and contribution that some GMs would scratch their heads thinking
why they didn't draft the kid.

Regarding Donnell Harvey, it's him who I like best during Florida's run for
the championship.  Not Mike Miller.  Harvey is a tireless worker inside the
court(Rodman skills and hopefully not Rodman 's attitude)  Hustles real
well, not afraid to bang bodies, rebounds very well despite the tweener
size, simply put, a talented/skillfull intense player (what Battie lacks).

IMHO, these players beyond the top 3  have the best chance of helping a team
right away (if given the chance, that is):

1.Morris Peterson(mature, polished intelligent player...can take over a game
especially in crunch time)
2.Donnell Harvey
3.Quentin Richardson (imagine a rebounding machine Paul Pierce type)
4.Eddie House (tremendous shooter/scorer)
5.Darius Miles



----- Original Message -----
From: Roy Enrile <renrile@qualcomm.com>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 3:33 AM
Subject: Miles/Harvey have most upside was Re: more Blazers-Lakers


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> > Has anyone seen Oyedeji play ? I have a
> > weird feeling he may be the guy if available. 6'11" 240 19 years old ?
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> I saw Oyedeji play on ESPN against a USA nike highschool allstar team.
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> He already looks stronger and more physical than Battie, and goes strong
> after shotblocks, but shooting touch and offensive instincts are FAR worse
> than Tony's.  Oyedeji looks clumsy/hesitant on offense and couldn't score
> on high school kids.  Still, I wouldn't mind having a Ervin Johnson(Bucks)
> playalike on the bench.  On the other hand, Moiso, Miller, and
> DeMarr Johnson, seemed like tall jumpshooters who played soft, in college
> games I saw them play(Not exactly what we need).  Johnson didn't show
> Odom-like aggressiveness.
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> Better idea: Draft the guys who are physically dominant.
> Darius Miles, and Donnell Harvey(prediction: he'll become a suprise
> success story like Bonzi Wells), are young players with freakish physical
> skills that even most NBA players don't have.  I honestly think they have
> the talent to have been the first players picked in the draft, in the
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> Harvey didn't have huge stats in college, but is intimidating on both
> ends, rebounds and explodes like Brian Grant/Kenyon Martin, scores
> inside and runs the break.  Only one year out of high school but
> looks like a 26 year old man among boys.  I think he(not Mike Miller), is
> the main reason why Florida beat Duke and was so special this year.
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