Re: Kenny vs Milt... vs Chauncey vs Forte

[Roy Enrile <renrile@qualcomm.com>]

I'll chime in on the Kenny/Milt debate, and throw in comparisons to
Billups and Forte also.

Palacio's value is being a ballhawk on D, and he goes
strong w/ body control to the bucket.  But face it, by NBA standards, he's
a scrub.

His old college bud, Chauncey brought the same thing with better handles
and a three point shot.  For the low salary that Billups has now, and the
makeup of the current team, I wouldn't mind if we had kept him over Kenny.

I still like Kenny's basketball play more than others on this list.  I 
just hate that he's not a team leader win at all costs kind of attitude
like Sam Cassell or Antoine.  Kenny is not a winner. But he's so dangerous
on O and can leave you shaking your head at the difficult shots he makes
at a high percentage.  I remember games where he carried
the offense against the Lakers embarrassing Kobe and had the team up big
for a while.  When he was healthy he held his own against Marbury, Payton
and Kidd offensively.

Maybe after a couple of years the best of the bunch could be Joe Forte?
I expect after half a year the kid should be able to do what Eric Snow,
Alvin Williams, or Antonio Daniels does.  But he has so much more 
overconfidence than them when he plays.  He practices against Vince
Carter, Steve Francis, and Elton Brand in past summers, and says his goals
this year are starter->RookieGame->Rookie of the year... LOL!.  He makes
and scores off of assists, not just selfish one on one stuff.  I hope he
has success at PG in the future, because a team usually follows the point
guards attitude/personality(The current c's lack of toughness, and love of
1 on 1 gunning, as opposed to the Knicks or Philly's attitude is a
reflection on Kenny's leadership I think).  If Forte could get closer to
Sam Casell/Dennis Johnson ballhandling skills things could get
interesting.