Re: Cofman: Moiso Having Difficulty

[Way Of The Ray <wayray@ix.netcom.com>]

I'm sure you'll be as right about Moiso as you were with
Elton Brand. You are a terrific judge of talent and I value
your input and hope you'll keep up the good work and
are looking forward to your comments regarding next
year's draftees.
Ray

Hironaka wrote:

> Way Of The Ray wrote:
>
> > I have no comment.
> >
> > http://www.bostonherald.com/sport/basketball/celts10102000.htm
>
> Don't be so smug.

> My comment would be that this article was, if anything,
> reassuring, to the degree that it is a problem of grasping the system rather
> than a problem of disappointing skill level, plus the kid fully recognizes
> the problem and isn't making excuses.
>
> When he gets the system down, this problem by nature should disappear. If he
> still plays poorly and doesn't demonstrate athleticism after that, then we
> have a problem. If that's the whole truth, then I think we should be happy.
>
> Sure we'd love it if Moiso could walk in here and dominate like Paul Pierce
> or Adrian Griffin did as rookies, but remember that those guys both opened
> the season with a Rookie of the Month performance (outplaying Vince Carter
> in 1998-99 and Elton Brand plus Steve Francis last year). So that's not
> really a fair comparison. A lot of obviously great players from the last two
> drafts took awhile to adjust, and none of them had to deal with learning the
> headless chicken outbreak.
>
> ***