by GloveGuy on Mon Jun 23, 2003 10:43 am
Christian Laettner starts and plays quite a bit and also at the end of games so I think he gets what he deserves...
I think Bobby Simmons needs more PT too.. He got quite a bit of time and showed some good range on his shot. I think he'll be a good role player next year with Jordan and possibly Stackhouse gone...
I think Danny Fortson should get some more time. In his first five seasons, he averaged double digit rebounds three times. In 2000-2001 he only played 6 games but averaged 16 rebounds and 16 points. This year he only played 17 games and only averaged 13 minutes...
Kedrick Brown needs more time too. He's shown some awesome potential and athleticism from when I've seen him play, but he's only on the floor about 13 minutes. I thought he'd do better this year than he did last year, but his stats barely improved and he only went .6 up in points...
Qyntell Woodsof Portland, should definitely try and get on a team where he can get some minutes. I thought he was a steal in the draft after being projected to be in the high lottery and being passed up until #17. But it turns out that his team is stacked. I remember SLAM doing an article on him before the draft, and said that he'd be awesome and shit and a candidate for rookie of the year. But he only averaged 6 minutes and two points this season...
Some other guys with large potential and too little playing time: Tierre Brown(though the Cavs have some other really good, young PG's), Rafer Alston(put up some really good stats as a starter before Alvin Williams came back, I think he's better than Williams), Ansu Sesay, Chris Wilcox and Melvin Ely(what were the Clippers thinking, drafting two power forwards in the lottery when they already have Elton Brand)