Re: kedrick brown...

["Jaims" <jaims@info.com.ph>]

Yup.  Pippen was drafted by Seattle before trading him to the Bulls for
Polynice and it took him years to develop to what he was in his glory
days...my point is that we can't wait for players to develop in time...what
we need now is someone who could contribute right away.  I am not saying
Kedrick Brown will be a bust...who knows...but nobody could say he'd be
great too.

Jaims
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Lyell" <johnlyell@hotmail.com>
To: "Jaims" <jaims@info.com.ph>; "Celtics" <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 11:22 AM
Subject: Re: kedrick brown...


> 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
> >
> >