Re: Bradley article

["Cecil Wright" <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca>]

I think Bradley will definitely cause some matchup problems on the offensive
end but I don't think he is anywhere near being strong enough to handle the
big boys defensively.  But he's got game when he has the rock.

Cecil


----- Original Message -----
From: "kevin from singapore" <bostonceltics17@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 9:06 PM
Subject: Bradley article


> By posting this article, I'm not advocating drafting Bradley. My opinion
is we
> should draft best player available (Battier?) and/or defense-first
> kind-of-player (Alvin Jones, Ken Johnson or that Georgetown center, Ruhen
> Boutjma-Boutjma -wrong spelling here).
>
> some questions I like to ask about this guy:
> * How good are his offensive skills? I read he got good footwork and he
got Bird
> and Mchale's posters on his wall.
> * Does he play defense?
> * Any chance he is going to be Version 2.0 of Michael Smith (whom Red was
high
> on)?
>
> cheers
> kevin
>
>
>
http://www.kentuckyconnect.com/heraldleader/news/042201/kyhoops/ukdocs/22ukn
otebook.htm
> <snip>
> Another former UK teammate, Nazr Mohammed, has advised the Bradleys on
dealing
> with agents.
> As for where Michael Bradley projects in the NBA Draft, Lappas and new
Villanova
> Coach Jay Wright ``did some snooping for us,'' the elder Bradley said.
``We're
> hearing anywhere from 10 to 20. Maybe higher.
> ``Michael's strength is one-on-one (play). I think he'll do very well in
> individual tryouts where they don't double- and triple-team. It wasn't fun
at
> the end of the year. He was double-teamed without the ball and
triple-teamed if
> he did get the ball.''
> Bradley, who remains short of a degree because Villanova did not accept
some of
> his UK hours, was seven rebounds shy of averaging a double-double this
season
> (20.8 points and 9.8 rebounds). He led the nation in field-goal shooting
at 69.2
> percent
> <snip>
>