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Post by eja117 on Jun 26, 2006 14:32:41 GMT -5
All right I'm in Jersey now. So I'll hopefully be at that thing with eddietours tomorrow nite. I gotta email them to confirm. The downside is when I get home my wife probably won't let me watch the draft anywhere but home where I don't have a computer, so if there are any questions you want us to ask PP tell us now. You need something fairly sensationalist to get on TV so I think I'll be like "Hey Mr. Pierce. I'm eja. I just wanna ask you next year when you are in the eastern conference finals who will guard Dwayne Wade and how will you get within 5 feet of him without a foul being called"
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Jun 26, 2006 14:43:06 GMT -5
Right on, Eja. Hope you get to go, and hope you get to have your question(s) answered. If you get a chance to, ask Pierce if he can stop by CelticsGreen.com ;D
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Post by eja117 on Jun 26, 2006 14:46:24 GMT -5
I'll see what i can do. If eddie's not at this thing i am definitely goona drop his karma.
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Post by eja117 on Jun 27, 2006 16:34:07 GMT -5
Ok so guess who just saw TT, Foye, Gay and Adam M in person at the NBA store and is comin live from the NYC Pub Lib that was in Ghostbusters? Nooooot Eddie. I gotta get goin to the ting soon.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Jun 27, 2006 16:36:02 GMT -5
You got to see those guy, Eja?
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Post by eja117 on Jun 27, 2006 16:38:53 GMT -5
YES at the NBA store in Manhattan on 5th ave
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Post by eja117 on Jun 27, 2006 16:40:12 GMT -5
I should point out that since I couldn't possibly point EddieT out of a lineup unless by luck, that there is a possibility he was there actually.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Jun 27, 2006 16:52:30 GMT -5
Oh, you went down to that live show already? What was your impression of those guys? Any of them seem like trouble to you?
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Post by eja117 on Jun 28, 2006 11:29:54 GMT -5
There were 2 shows I went to. I accidentally went to a predraft interview of those guys at the NBA store and then went to the Quite Frankly. I was on tv in the crowd. Eddie was there too and we met Jackea Chan.
I'd say Foye doesn't look like anything special. Maybe some speed, but if a guy like that (proportionally sized down, I was standing above them so they didn't look big even though they are) walked into a gym I wouldn't think anything of it.
Gay looks like a pedigree athlete. All smiles. Looks kinda long and like he has never faced a challenge in life like he is a product of ESPN itself and has been in prep schools his whole life. He looks rich already. If you took Melo and made him less inner city and instead made him clean cut there you go. His named could be Clarence and you'd buy it. Looks like he was born to play in the NBA but I can't tell if he's the next Melo or the next Marice Taylor. Neither would surprise me.
TT looks like he saw his best friend get shot, died in his arms, then was shipped to an evil military school. He looks like he really has something to prove and takes personally that he might not go in the top 2 picks. He looks like a wolf. I don't think he could possibly block enough shots in life to fulfill him. He didn't look very big though. Ironically the biggest player seemed to be Gay in a long way.
Morrison looks incredibly awkward. Immediately you can see why tons of people have white love for him. I don't want to get all controversial but if you're a white guy and you have ever felt like you for some reason are a little out of place or doubted on a court his body language reflects that. He seems more Van Horn than Bird, but also seems a little less cry babyish. You gotta think the outside shot is a biiiiggg part of his game, cause he doesn't look like he could ever buy a rebound from TT. He looks like the only way he gets a reb from Gay is if Gay got lazy (will happen at some point) and he out-peskys him. The stach is not nearly as bad in real life. I could see how he looks in the mirror and thinks it looks ok. He seems mentally and emotionally stable. He realises it's only a game, but will play to do well. Kind of a mid point between Van H and Bird. Money will change him less than any other player. You'll probably always know what you'll get with him. I fell in love with him, but not necessarily for the right reasons. I think the reasons teams like him is that he doesn't have bust written on him. Worst case scenario seems like a good 7th to 9th man. Someone that can help.
All 4 need some speaking and interview lessons. Morrison is most polished there but barely and only cause he got so much practice. TT is next best and Gay is right behind him. Foye isn't bad but the first impression I got from him honestly was that he is dumb as rocks. I can't compare him to Billups or anything I've ever seen play. Maybe a taller Steve Francis with a way better attitude, not as high a flyer, and 80-85% as fast. A more flexible, taller, and flowier version of Banks. But I haven't seen em play.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Jun 28, 2006 13:38:50 GMT -5
Awesome, Eja. Thanks for the insightful details about these players.
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Post by freshnthehouse on Jun 28, 2006 14:32:45 GMT -5
I could see how he looks in the mirror and thinks it looks ok. That is one of the funniest things I've read on this board. Sounds like it was fun.
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