re: kedrick brown

[Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>]

I might just have lost my mind, but now I am totally
psyched at the idea of Kendrick Brown.  This guy
sounds for all the world like a top-five talent that
somehow came in under the radar.  My main concern
these days is praying to the Weergin that we don't
trade the 21st pick to get El Beanpole, since I am
convinced that there will be a major talent available
there, and not necessarily a pg either, although Cook
or Parker both sound absolutely like team changers. 
let's hope that someone else rolls the dice on Gasol,
and we end up with, say, Diop and Brown, or Murphy and
Brown.  I say Murphy, but I would be more pleased with
M. Bradley, if he's all that.  Murphy still sounds a
lot to me like Mike Doleac -- hardly a nucleus player,
for all his good points.  Of course, there's also the
appealing possibility that Joe Johnson or even Jason
Richardson could fall our way; but this Brown sounds
like a real he-man at that position, and I want us to
go big with at least one of our picks.  I guess if Joe
Johnson is available, maybe you have to take him, and
then a big guy at 11.  

As our friend says, unchain my heart!
Josh
--- "j.hironaka" <j.hironaka@unesco.org> wrote:
> At 18:58 20/06/01 -0700, you wrote:
> >Preposterous!  It seems as if even Andy Katz has
> >come down with a case of Ernest Brown-itis.  Why
> >would the Celtics waste the 11th pick on this guy
> >when he's obviously available with the 20th pick?
> >Does he have pictures of Chris Wallace in a dress
> >or something?  We'll take Troy Murphy or Mike
> Bradley
> >with the 11th pick, thank you very much -- or even
> >Brendan Haywood, rather than Kedrick Brown. 
> Kedrick
> >Brown!  Absurd!
> 
> Katz is a Boston guy so he might have more inside
> info than "Chris Wallace 
> in a dress" as you humorously put it. It seems kind
> of nutty at first 
> glance, but it might not be.
> 
> I think it is critical for GMs to avoid being
> influenced even one iota 
> about where players are SUPPOSED to be drafted
> according to some sort of 
> mock draft consensus. I'll bet none of us have even
> watched Kedrick Brown 
> play. A lot of "lock" top-ten picks end up being
> spectacularly inferior to 
> guys taken well outside the top-ten, yet teams may
> feel pressure to draft 
> them because they are consensus "steals". This
> happens year after year.
> 
> I think what's going on right now (or COULD be going
> on) is that Wallace 
> needed a little help from the great Katzby to push
> some pre-draft publicity 
> Kedrick's way, in order that it won't be a complete
> shock to Boston fans if 
> he's drafted ten places above where every other mock
> draft board has him 
> presently. The late hype can easily be explained by
> his agent's decision 
> for him to skip the Chicago camp. If Kedrick had
> gone to the public 
> workouts, we might not be wringing our hands or
> wondering if Wallace has 
> gone stark raving mad.
> 
> Even without Kedrick, the draft is hugely deep in
> wing players from the #5 
> pick onwards, so perhaps the Celtics draft board
> might look like this (pure 
> speculation):
> 
> Wallace expects these four to go in order #6 through
> #9, but will grab any 
> if one of them falls (which is likely):
> 1) Joe Johnson
> 2) Jason Richardson
> 3) Pau Gasol
> 4) Rodney White
> 
> Wallace also has his eyes on two sure bets to be
> there at #10 or #11:
> 5) Kedrick Brown
> 6) Richard Jefferson
> 
> Presumably, Boston may have secretly pushed Brown
> into the consensus elite 
> four names above (not counting Battier) on their
> private draft board. For 
> all we know Kedrick Brown might even have moved past
> some or ALL of them (a 
> happy situation for us), kind of like what happened
> with Scottie Pippen's 
> ultimate draft position compared to where he was
> projected to go in mock 
> drafts. Or Tracy McGrady climb out of obscurity. Who
> knows, maybe Kedrick 
> will even be the best Brown in the draft. ;-)
> 
> There is evidence this guy can play. Basic info, he
> turned 20 in March of 
> this year, averaged 3.3 assists, 2.0 steals, 2.3
> turnovers and 9.6 rebounds 
> in his two-year Juco career. He is a scorer (22.9
> ppg last year on a 
> .528FG% and 73.1FT%). Andy Katz rates him as a
> scoring big guard. Here are 
> other scouting reports.
> 
> 
> Maurer Scouting
> http://www.geocities.com/maurerscouting/Kbrown.html
> 
> Kedrick Brown
> Height: 6-7
> Weight: 220
> Team: Okaloosa-Walton Raiders
> Position: Small Forward
> Jersey #: 32
> 
> Strengths: Super athletic player posses a 45-inch
> vertical is a threat to 
> catch ally-oops in transition … Strong NBA ready
> body was strong enough in 
> Junior College to play in the paint … Excellent
> finisher on the fast break 
> lets his athleticism take control along with his
> good body control … Can 
> create shots for himself off the dribble doesn’t
> really need a point guard 
> to set him up …. Creates mismatches thanks to his
> versatile inside outside 
> game as he is too strong for most small forwards and
> to fast for power 
> forwards… Plays very good defense blessed with quick
> hands and has 
> wonderful leaping ability making him a threat to
> block shots and steal the 
> ball …. Very good rebounder due to his leaping
> ability which makes it very 
> hard to keep him off the boards …. Descent passer
> although by no means 
> Lamar Odom ….. Shot selection is above average
> considering his game 
> experience …..
> 
> Weakness: Doesn’t have that much playing experience
> when it comes to as he 
> hasn't really played stiff competition …. Needs to
> work on being better 
> when it comes to ball protection as of right now he
> has a tendency to be 
> careless with the ball … 3-point shot still needs to
> continue to be more 
> consistent while it has improved it is far from
> reliable …. Must continue 
> on being a better mid-range shooter …. Fundamentally
> Brown is still 
> learning the do’s and dont's of organized ball
> although this will improve 
> with added game experience …. Unlike most
> underclassmen Brown doesn’t have 
> the option of going back to school (L.S.U.) because
> of the fact that he is 
> a junior college player …..
> Stats:
> 
> --------------
> 
> Kedrick Brown
> Birthdate: 3/18/81
> NBA Position: Small Forward
> College: Okaloosa-Walton
> Class: Sophomore
> Ht: 6-7
> Wt: 220
> Hometown: Zachary, LA
> High School: Zachary
> 
> Athleticism: 9
> Defense: 7
> Quickness: 9
> Jump Shot: 9
> Passing: 8
> Ball Handling: 8
> Size: 8
> Strength: 9
> Leadership: 8
> NBA Ready: 7
> Potential: 9
> Intangibles: 7
> Overall: 98
> 
> NBA Comparison: Jerome KerseyStrengths: At 9
> rebounds and 3 assists per 
> game, his stats indicate he is more of a banger than
> a ball handler. It's 
> possible this was what his team needed but 6-7 PF's
> are common in juco 
> ball. Has some versitility.
> 
> Weaknesses: Juco ball doesn't prepare players for
> the NBA as well as 
> college. Considered as one of the very best Juco
> players, but two Indian 
> Hills Jucos (Ernest Brown, and Cory Hightower) fell
> to the end of the draft 
> last year after looking like 1st round
> possibilities.
> 
> 


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