----- Original Message -----From: opi@unesco.orgSent: Friday, March 24, 2000 9:59 AMSubject: Re: What are our needs?...Hi Jaime:
Personally, I like the all around skills I've seen in Terrence Morris. He was written up as a likely first team All American and sure lottery pick, and didn't have too bad a season but has somehow dropped off everyone's radar. He's the type of player that can lead your team in three or four statistical categories, maybe somewhere between Pippen and Walt Williams in terms of talent.The huge drawback on Doug Gottlieb apparently is that he is something like a 43% freethrow shooter (really!). He's such an inconsistent perimeter shooter that defenders drop right off him in a halfcourt set. You pretty much have to substitute him late in close games because of his weakness at the line. I suppose guys like Cota and Penn have the best chance of becoming major "steals", perhaps late first round, in the total winner/quarterback mold of Sherman Douglas. I'm also becoming more and more impressed with Mateen Cleaves' leadership ability.
See you around,
Joe
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"Jaime Salud Castillo, Jr." wrote:
I hate to be looking forward at the draft now that we are contending for the last East playoff slot, but if ever we don't get into the playoffs(and be a lottery team again) who should we take if we end up with a pick between 8-14? If we are really wanting for a point guard:1.Ed Cota (for me, best PG in the draft has great NBA type skills and talent)2.Erick Barkley (pretty aggresive but is a shoot-first kind of a PG)3.Doug Gottlieb (you want a pass first PG? he's the man)4.Pepe Sanchez (great teamplayer and defender) If we are to take a projected scoring sixth man off our bench:1.Eddie House(tremendous scorer/shooter)2.Johnny Helmsley (another good inside/outside scorer)3.Troy Murphy (A Laettner-type, would be a great big man off the bench)4.Quentin Richardson (though I doubt he'd go beyond the top 4, he's a Paul Pierce type with better rebounding skills)5.Morris Peterson (refer to Johnny Helmsley/Eddie House) Big men (bangers):1.Chris Mihm (forget it, he'll be picked in the top 3)2.Kenyon Martin (even if he slips down to our laps, he'd be a gamble considering his injury now...hmmm....but I would take him in anyways)3.Marcus Fizer (a la Fortson, wide bodied and good scoring and rebounding skills, but also a tweener)4.Joe Pryzybilla(?) (a gamble to be a late lottery but would be a steal from mid first round to early 2nd round)5.Etan Thomas (too bad we don't have a second round pick because he could be a good one with his rebounding and great shotblocking skills) I know I'm missing other good prospects but these are the guys I have watched at least so if anybody could add some more good talents, then that'd be nice and helpful. Jaims