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RE: Hardaway/Strickland; Cheap Gaston

From: Peter Delevett <pdelevett@xxxxxxxxx>



I like Strick better than another, similar player
whose name has been bandied about here, Greg Anthony.
Anthony may be a purer point who can run an offense
better, but he's a dreadful shooter, and Strick can
provide the same defense and toughness in a bigger,
stronger package.




While Anthony's averages (except for assists) were down last year with the 
Bulls and the Bucks, the three previous years with Portland featured an 
admittedly "dreadful" FG% hovering around 40%, but a 3P% of about the same.

  A PG who can pass, defend, and shoot the long ball -- sounds tailor made 
for Obieball.  Best is better offensively, but not a great defender, and 
isn't all that tall, if I remember correctly.  Hardaway scares me, as does 
Cassell, though with Sam I Am, you at least get someone on this side of 
the hill, if you know what I mean.



Like you seemed to say, Peter, I'd sort of like seeing Strick re-signed 
*and* a decent pg added, but I don't think the team is going to carry more 
than 12 guys.  Positionally, maybe Obie thinks of Delk as a shooting guard 
only, and for all I know, he may even play S Williams there.  Most likely 
we'll get one more signing.  Strick is the fulcrum of possibilities for me:

 I'd like to see Strick back, more than I'd like to see a bargain-basement 
PG free agent signed, but perhaps not as much as seeing someone from what'

s left of a top-tier (such as it is) pg free agent pool.



But if was a betting man, I'd say the team will indeed grab that 
theoretical bargain basement point guard.



Bird