Castoffs

[Peter Delevett <pdelevett@xxxxxxxxx>]

Going over the list of undrafted FAs, there doesn't
look to be a lot out there. (When does the full roster
of summer league games get announced?) Chris Marcus
has apparently thrown in with Denver (see below). A
rebounder like Erwin Dudley or Wayne Wallace; a tall
Mormon athlete in Britton Johnsen; a prototype big
goon in San Diego's Jason Keep (6'10, 285 and set the
bench press record in Chicago, just ahead of Brandon
Hunter). Ehh. Maybe a shooter like Kirk Penney or Carl
English? 

I'll be very surprised if this Cooke kid makes the
roster. It sounds like he can slash with the best of
them, but a 6'6 guy who can't handle or hit the
outside shot sounds like about a million other NBDL
wannabes. Then again, John Starks (now coaching in the
USBL) said Cooke "has NBA talent," smarts and a good
attitude." I just can't imagine he's the answer,
though he might be able to stick as a defender.

These have probably been posted before:

http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/sports/6166253.htm
(from last week)

http://espn.go.com/ncb/s/2002/0301/1343347.html

And, here's the Marcus bit;

Marcus could be a keeper
<http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36%7E90%7E1484132,00.html>
Added: 30th June, 2003 9:05 AM ET	

Denver Post: It's possible the Denver Nuggets may have
landed the best center in the 2003 NBA draft. 

No, not second-round pick Xue Yuyang from the Hong
Kong Flying Dragons. Rather, it's a prospect they
didn't even spend a draft pick on, Western Kentucky's
Chris Marcus. 

The 7-foot-1, 325-pounder arrived in Denver on
Saturday and plans to spend the summer with the
Nuggets, hoping to make the team as a free agent. 

Marcus began receiving national notice in 2000 as a
freshman in the Sun Belt Conference when he was named
to the all-league team and was the defensive player of
the year and newcomer of the year. As a sophomore, he
led the nation in rebounding, averaging 12.1, and was
named Sun Belt player of the year. 

There was talk Marcus should have turned pro after his
sophomore season, but he decided to stay in school.
That's when his basketball career took a turn for the
worse. Marcus led the Hilltoppers in scoring (15.9),
rebounding (8.9) and (2.6) blocked shots his junior
season, including 20.8 points and 9.5 rebounds the
last six games. But he also missed two months with a
stress fracture in his left foot.   


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