Baby, we were born to run

[Eggcentric at aol.com]

> I'm too damned critical, cynical, and all the other cals relating to
> negativity these days.
> 
I knew there was something I liked about you, Patrick.   The type of player
that Danny favors seems to excel at the helter-skelter/street ball/ 
highlight film/no "D" of the summer leagues.   That said, Rondo seems 
to be looking very good (see Kerr's remarks below).

With an almost unheard of seven roster players (Telfair & Jeff in their
third tour of duty) and with the great stats most of them had last night, 
you wonder how the heck we could have lost the game to that bunch of 
no-names.   
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Summer's hot topics
By Steve Kerr, Yahoo! Sports
July 12, 2006

SUMMER LEAGUE

The most impressive rookies in Vegas have been Randy Foye, Brandon Roy and 
Rajon Rondo. Roy has been manning the point for the Portland Trail Blazers, and 
he handles the ball well and plays with a wonderful pace. He's shifty with the 
ball, posts up smaller guards and has a great hesitation dribble. His best 
position will be the two, but the Blazers will give him plenty of work at the 
point in the summer to hone his skills. His fellow rookie, LaMarcus Aldridge, 
has a ways to go. He's long and angular, but he'll get pushed around in the NBA. 
He'll have to gain some strength before he can become a difference maker.

Foye has been unguardable, using his ridiculous strength to get past anyone 
who attempts to stop him. He's explosive and gets to the rim at ease and looks 
like he'll be a big-time scorer for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

As for Rondo, he plays like a veteran. He's running the Boston Celtics' 
summer team with confidence, and he's distributing the ball. Boston will like him, 
but the question is, will he play ahead of Sebastian Telfair? The Celtics will 
regret for years that they didn't keep either Roy or Foye as the No. 7 pick 
instead of trading it for Telfair. The rumor was that Danny Ainge made the move 
because he thought he had a deal for Allen Iverson. If that trade never 
materializes, Ainge will have two small point guards in Telfair and Rondo, but not 
enough time for both of them to play.

Steve Kerr is Yahoo! Sports' NBA analyst. Send him a question or comment for 
potential use in a future column or webcast.