more than one less than four

[HRBlaine at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/14/2006 3:19:39 P.M. Central Standard Time, Mark  
writes: 
 
>You don't think what he did as a kid straight out of high school  was
>impressive? You must be the only one, Harry.  
 
Well, I guess I must be because his first year stats of 6.7/4.4 in 15  
minutes don't set me on fire.  You like 'em huh?  And as for a slump,  in his 2nd 
year he was 7.9/5.1 in 18 minutes.  Looks like a wash to  me.  Certainly no 
improvement which could be considered a slump I  guess.  
 
Frankly, I really don't expect much, if anything, out of a HSer.   Not for 
several years, if at all.  I just don't think many GMs are  that good as judges 
of  HS talent, certainly not Danny whose basketball  judgement has to be 
suspect.  (I won't bore you with the list of  DDMs  <Danny's dumb mistakes> for you 
know them as well as I do.)  
 
I'm happy to give Al four years to develop but I'm really tired  of all this 
talk about "potential".  Potential has to be realized and so  far IMO it 
hasn't been.  Danny's drafts have been for role players/backups  on a championship 
team.  I believe that I said some weeks ago that none of  DA's draft picks 
were worth the mid level at this point in their careers.   Perk just proved me 
right but I hope (against hope) that Al will prove me  wrong.  So far tho, I'm 
sticking to my guns.   Anyway, comparing  him to Amare is just silly.  In his 
first year AS was 13.5/8.8 in 31,  second year 20.6/9 in 37.  Hellboy 2 huh?  
Sh*tboy 2 is more like  it.  
 
Harry 
think al'll average 30 minutes this year?