Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V7 #222

["claudia" <claudia@xprt.net>]

> Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 10:34:32 -0800
> From: damekmo@teleport.com
> Subject: Jermaine O =
> 
> ....Stiff! OK...maybe "stiff" is a little hard, but I'd especially like
to
> know what my brothers and sisters from Portland think about O'Neal. Now,
I
> know he's young and yes, there's always hope, but since he's been here
I've
> seen zero development in his offensive game. Does he have an offensive
> game? Anything resembling one? Has anyone from Portland ever seen him do
> anything but dunk? I fully expected to see more of O'Neal this year as it
> was evident from day 1 that Grant wasn't half the player he was last
year.
> He was "apparently" playing hurt...but that's for another discussion. In
> any case, I fully expected to see more of O'Neal, and I think we
did...but
> what we saw from him was pretty mediocre. Now perhaps I'm just blinded by

Hello from Portland..
Well,Jermaine has been a major disappointment to me as a player.

My biggest gripe on him is that I see him as a bit of a lazy player.
If you notice in a game,he is NEVER the first or second or even third
player down court.

He had a gigantic block in the playoffs..
sure he has some good hops,great blocks,but he is not good enough to crack
the Blazer roster now for what,4 years?

He is a very good citizen,great father,very cute...etc..
but my god,I want a center,not a pin up boy.

Now..
if you will let him play everyday,not expect he will be a star..
ok,he will be a steal in the "draft" trades.

He does not deserve the word stiff..
he is much better than that.

But when you are sitting on the bench and the grand old man Sabonis
outplays you right and left,you are baggage on this team.

I like the looks of Mihm,but he has a bit of rep of being too slow..

You can best bet this =Portland will makes trades,and good ones this 
summer.
We were 10:28 from the finals,and in my opinion,4-5 games from a title.

I don't think I will ever recover from that last 10:28 of that game.

Damn..does Portland play Lakers well or what??

I STILL LOVE THIS GAME !!

In closing,back to Jermaine...
Take a look back at Cato.
This guy is good,not going to be a star..monster blocks,has some shots..
he has brighter future than Jermaine in my opinion.