RE: Chad Ford on the draft

[wayray@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

I'd take Jameer Nelson over Banks right now. That Nelson is
very close to a pure PG. Not as pure as Ray Felton or Sebastian Telfair,
but close. But I chuckle, when people have/had him in the
lottery.  He was never a lottery pick to begin with.

Then there's Shaun Livingston. You never know if these tall guards can really
be points.  Take Reece Gaines as a perfect example.  And remember the Celtics had
interest in Gaines.  I'm much more comfortable with the fact that I know Sebastian 
Telfair can be a high level PG in the NBA, even if he's 6 or 7 inches shorter than 
Livingston.  This Telfair has Isiah like skills. 
Ray


>
> I'm historically bad at identifying good collegiate point guards, but I
> have to say I'm scared by Nelson. He looks like one of those undersized
> shoot-first point guards. I think he'll make it in the NBA, but he's not
> a guy you really want running a team. I'd compare him to Bobby Jackson.
> Really good player, but probably not a championship-level starting point
> guard.
> 
> 
> 
> But like I said, I'm really bad at predicting college points to NBA
> points.
> 
> 
> 
> Mark
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----From: David A Wickerham [mailto:aw623@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 1:31 PM
> To: Berry, Mark S
> Cc: celtics@xxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re:Chad Ford on the draft
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks Mark,
> 
> Couldn't help but notice that Jameer Nelson has slid out of the lottery
> in Fords opinion. Guess its one more manifestation of the four year
> collegiate syndrome. This guy has done nothing but win at little St.
> Joes. He's the type of player we might be able to get with Detroit's
> pick, and could end up being as good as Stevie Blake.
> 
> dw
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 13:06:19 -0500 "Berry, Mark S" <berrym@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> I know some of you hate this stuff. Feel free to ignore it.
> 
> 
> 
> This is Chad Ford's latest report on some NBA draft prospects. Some
> interesting stuff. Take Jameer Nelson, for example. He's having an
> amazing
> season at
> St. Joseph's and certainly has solidified his status as a
> first-round pick in this year's draft. But recent published
> assertions that he's a top-10 pick? I haven't heard that
> from one
> scout. Not even close. Several scouts who didn't like him at
> the
> start of the season now believe he's an NBA player. But no
> one is
> saying he'll be a dominant player in the league. His lack of
> size
> (he measured 5-10 at the Chicago camp last summer),
> quickness and a
> so-so vertical matter to GMs. I'm not knocking Nelson. I
> could see
> him rising as high as the mid-first round because of the
> lack of
> other qualified college veterans in this draft. But top 10?
> It just
> doesn't mesh with the scouting reports I've read.

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