durant

[Steve Ouellette]

Some Mark Macon love, I like it. Hadn't thought of him ... his freshman year was probably his best.

I actually did think of Ellison, but he averaged 13 and 8 (before coming up huge in the tournament), so it would be hard to make a best-ever case with him.

Steve O


---- ryanmnelson at verizon.net wrote: 
> I also remember Mark Macon from Temple being an especially good freshman.
> 
> there are my other entries.  Macon and Ellison.  Freshman are not always guaranteed to be great pros.
> 
> Though I think Durant will be.  He is unbelievable.  I like Oden too.  I'll take either, i don't really care.  i just want one of them.
> 
> rmn
> 
> 
> 
> >From: ryanmnelson at verizon.net
> >Date: 2007/03/05 Mon AM 10:20:33 CST
> >To: The Boston Celtics Mailing List <celtics at igtc.com>
> >Subject: Re: RE: durant
> 
> >old friend pervis ellison had a pretty good freshman year as well.  
> >
> >rmn
> >
> >
> >>From: Steve Ouellette <bosox18 at charter.net>
> >>Date: 2007/03/05 Mon AM 09:15:12 CST
> >>To: The Boston Celtics Mailing List <celtics at igtc.com>
> >>Cc: "Berry, Mark  S" <berrym at BATTELLE.ORG>
> >>Subject: RE: durant
> >
> >>Agree that Sampson was the only one considered a "franchise" big man out of that group, though I question how much he was delivering.
> >>
> >>In any case, a player of any size is going to have to go a long way to bump off the greatest freshman in NCAA history (honestly, I want other entries in the contest. I think it would be an interesting discussion. Carmelo Anthony? Magic Johnson? Chris Jackson? Glen Robinson? I know it's not fair that Maravich, Alcindor, etc. couldn't play as freshman). 
> >>
> >>Durant or death! :-) Though I really hope his ankle injury isn't serious enough to slow him in the tournament. That would be a shame.
> >>
> >>Steve O
> >>
> >>---- "Berry wrote: 
> >>> Out of that group, only Sampson was considered a franchise big man, and
> >>> he was delivering before injuries hit.
> >>> 
> >>> Being taken high in the draft isn't the same as being a franchise
> >>> player.
> >>> 
> >>> Mark
> >>> 
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: celtics-bounces at igtc.com [mailto:celtics-bounces at igtc.com] On
> >>> Behalf Of John Lyell
> >>> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 9:51 AM
> >>> To: The Boston Celtics Mailing List
> >>> Subject: Re: durant
> >>> 
> >>> Sam Bowie, Michael Olowokandi, Benoit Benjamin,  Ralph Sampson, Kwame
> >>> Brown, Andrew Bogut, were all viewed as "Franchise" big men  when they
> >>> were taken
> >>> 
> >>> I am not saying Oden is in their league, but how many freshman have put
> >>> up the numbers Durant is putting up?
> >>> 
> >>> It is tough to pass up a big man that is an inside & outside threat.
> >>> Hopefully we will be in the position to worry about which one to take!
> >>> 
> >>> John
> >>>
> >>
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