Re: kedrick brown...

["John Lyell" <johnlyell@hotmail.com>]

Had you even heard of Scottie Pippen when he was taken ?


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jaims" <jaims@info.com.ph>
To: "Celtics" <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 6:48 AM
Subject: kedrick brown...


> To be drafted at 11???!!!  ....sheesh...stupid stupid stupid
>
> Kedrick Brown Draft Capsule
> Kedrick Brown, 6-7, 225, Okaloosa-Walton CC (Oklahoma)
> ======================================================
>
> OVERVIEW: A first-team JUCO All-American selection last season and a
> two-time Panhandle Conference first-team honoree. Led Okaloosa Walton to
> 55-10 record in two seasons. Last season, he averaged 22.9 points, 8.8
> rebounds and 3.0 assists. Shot 40.4 percent from 3-point range and scored
20
> or more points 19 times. Scored 32 points in one NJCAA Tournament. Will
try
> to become the first JUCO player in recent memory to make a big splash in
> NBA.
>
> LIKELY DRAFT POSITION: Picks 18-24. There's speculation a team has
promised
> to take him in the first round if he came out. Rumors are just rumors, but
> ESPN reported that some think Portland (19) made that promise. If that
> doesn't hold up, Boston (21), Houston (18, 22), Utah (24), and Vancouver
> (27) are potential suitors.
>
> RIVALED BY: Steven Hunter
> COMPARATIVE UPSIDE: Matt Harpring
> COMPARATIVE DOWNSIDE: Sherell Ford
> ROLE PROJECTION: Towel waver. Future key reserve.
>
> POSITIVES: Brown already has an NBA body. He's not as big as some of the
> small forwards coming into the league nowadays, but he's got classic
> swingman size. Brown's also a pretty good athlete who doesn't mind mixing
it
> up in the paint. In the NBA, however, his bread and butter is expected to
be
> the perimeter game. He's a good shooter who was prolific from beyond the
arc
> over his JC career.
>
> SHORTCOMINGS: Brown is going to have to endure a major adjustment period.
> It's a difficult transition for a player to jump between levels in which
> there is such a huge talent discrepancy. Brown will most likely feel this
in
> terms of his perimeter shooting. Despite having such a good stroke, he
isn't
> used to having little timing or spacing from his defender to get off his
> shot, largely because he was physically superior to almost all of his
> counterparts at the JC level. Once he does adjust -- if he's still in the
> league -- Brown has the potential to be a good NBA player.
>
> WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: "He's a terrific athlete. There are teams that like
> him -- I think he's been assured (by a team) that he's going to go in the
> first round -- that's why he didn't come here (Chicago Pre-Draft camp)." -
> Atlanta Hawks general manager Pete Babcock
>
>