Yes, Kedrick's a leaper, but is he sophisticated?-Herald

["j.hironaka" <j.hironaka@unesco.org>]

At 06:55 20/11/01 -0500 Herald wrote:
>  One of the keys is a rookie doesn't get down because he's not playing. 
> He's doing things in
>practice that leads me to wonder whether I have to force-feed him 
>minutes.'' O'Brien said Brown's major attributes are a good 3-point shot 
>and defensive quickness..

good shooting and defensive quickness...that answers major concerns about 
whether he's just a great leaper. Kedrick's amateur stats bear out Obie's 
initial observations.

It'll just take more time I think, and that's to be expected. Based on 
Kedrick's shooting/rebounding/assist stats in school and what we know about 
his athleticism, I'm still very happy with this pick even compared to what 
else was available (Richard Jefferson is really the only "impact" rookie 
not also available with the 21st pick). It sounds like Kedrick has the same 
set of skills as Vince Carter, but then again don't they all!

The rest of the 11-20 picks aren't doing any better with their playing time 
than what I'd imagine Kedrick or Forte could do if they were force fed the 
minutes. IMO it was worth rolling the dice on Kedrick Brown.  Its 
gratifying to hear he's starting to outplay people in practice. Frankly, 
its all good right now, what with Joe Johnson's ROY-type start.

I just hope to see some Celtic Pride on Wednesday.