Re: More on the draft, now Diop.

[Jim Hill <jahill@leasingservice.com>]

>Boy,this Gasol better be good if we trade two picks for him and
> Diop is available at ten.

Absolutely!  These skinny guys aren't going to win a championship at center.
But have this kid spend time in the weight room with VP and have the dream
team of orthopedics heal his foot/feet.

This team will get to the finals with a dominate center sooner then without
one.  Again, I only know what I read, but I don't know how anyone after 3-4
can pass this kid up.  Unless the foot will never heal, if I was Chicago I'd
take him to go along with Brand.  Because Brand plays inside he will help
him more then if he played with a "Walker type PF" where he he would really
be exposed like our current 5's.  <Jim>


> From: OzerskyJA <OzerskyJA@cmog.org>
> Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 13:47:54 -0400
> To: "'Jim Hill'" <jahill@leasingservice.com>, OzerskyJA <OzerskyJA@cmog.org>,
> Celtics-Talk List <celtics@igtc.com>
> Subject: RE: More on the draft, now Diop.
> 
> I know that one of the main things that is scaring
> people off him is he seems to have some kind of foot
> injury, and that's why he's not working out for people.
> People hear "300 pound big man" and "foot injury" and you
> can't blame them for being scared.  Hell, I'm scared.
> Still, after seeing what Dikembe Mutumbo just did to the
> Bucks with his offensive rebounding alone, I'd take a chance
> on the guy...that's the beauty of having two picks.  Boy,
> this Gasol better be good if we trade two picks for him and
> Diop is available at ten.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Hill [mailto:jahill@leasingservice.com]
> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 1:47 PM
> To: OzerskyJA@cmog.org; Celtics-Talk List
> Subject: RE: More on the draft, now Diop.
> 
> 
> Josh stated:
>> (Boy it's hard for me to resist Diop's charms.)
> 
> I don't follow enough college  or HS! bball to have an imformed opinion.
> 
> But the "numbers" on this kid make me agree.  It sure seems like a pretty
> good risk for the center of the future.  If he really is dropping to the end
> of the lottery...
> 
> Anyone know of his background/family/agent?   <Jim
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