Re: I wonder...

["Enrile, Roy" <renrile@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Let's also look at the other Big draft year..

... What do we honestly think NOW of Wallaces virtual trades of  
Billups/Mercer  -> Kenny/JoeJohnson   -> Vin/Delk ?       Is the talent
comparable all the way through?

... What do we honestly think NOW of his talent evaluation of the three
1997 draft  choices -

#3   Billups -       .407 FG%,  3.6 APG,  13.1 PPG   (.396 3P%)
#6   Mercer -       .440 FG%,  2.2 RPG,  9 PPG    (.222 3P%)
#56 Pepper -        Never made it

when we see how well 

#7   Thomas -      .444 FG%, 5.1 RPG,  13.6 PPG (.368 3P%)
#9   Mcgrady -     .462 FG%, 6.3 RPG,  30.2 PPG (.384 3P%) 
#23 B. Jackson-   .498 FG%, 3.7 APG, 19.5 PPG (.393 3P%)

are doing, and how well the undrafted players that year are doing.

#NA Alvin Williams -       .444 FG%, 5.2 APG, 14.7 PPG (.355 3P%)
#NA Marc Jackson -       .454 FG%, 2.2 APG, 5.5 PPG
#NA Predrag Drobnjak -  .436 FG%, 4.5 RPG, 9.5 PPG


I'd say that Wallace/Papile have been average in evaluating top college
talent, and have done well finding unknown talents.  I'll bet that the
unheralded Bremer/Kedrick 4 years from now, will have better numbers and
be far better players than Billups/Mercer at this point.