Re: [Celtic_Pride] Re: Adrian Griffin signs with Mavs

[Kestas <Kestutis.Kveraga@dartmouth.edu>]

At 15:46 7/28/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>Actually, I think it's more than just "offense vs. defense". There's a big 
>difference between guys who can defend on the perimeter, like Bowen, and 
>guys who can defend inside, like Charles Oakley for instance. You do see 
>inside defensive specialists like PJ Brown making good money and having 
>high trade value because they're pretty hard to find. There's a requirement 
>of length, strength, and athleticism that is rare. On the other hand, it's 
>not that hard to find a 6'5" guy who works really hard, can be taught to 
>play physically, and has decent enough quickness to defend a 2 guard.

Well, sure. Big guys get paid more in the NBA in general. A guy like PJ
Brown not only plays good D, but also gets you 9 rebounds and over a block
a game, and has a reliable mid-range J. The same goes for Oakley, minus the
shotblocking.  Bowen's career shooting % is 37 and rebounding average is
2.3. If Griffin had a reliable J, he'd still be with the Celtics. I too,
would've much preferred to keep Griffin and Stith over Williams, McCarty,
Kenny et al. but...