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Post by DERRENMATTS on Sept 17, 2005 13:18:01 GMT -5
Right on. I know you are a college fan, so I'll be looking forward to having a partner in the scouting department. Though one more comparison using a player like Cherokee Parks will make me look over your resume again ;D
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Post by eja117 on Sept 17, 2005 13:58:46 GMT -5
Parks was an awesome college player. (And I loved Erik Meeks too). I remember in that championshi game when he jumed up to block a shot he practically hit the top of the backboard but Corliss ahd timed it so well he shot as Parks was coming down and got it in anyway. I can't believe he didnt at least become a good backup. I mean he was more athletic than Montross who got some backup minutes. Him and Laetner both looked like gazelles in the ACC and suddenly looked awkward in the NBA. At least Laetner went to an all-star game
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Post by meltinjohn on Sept 17, 2005 19:32:30 GMT -5
Yea Parks seemed like he woulda been like a 15ppg and 7rpg player at first. His career so went down the drain. He looks just like Laettner though, it would be funny if they were cousins.
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Post by freshnthehouse on Sept 18, 2005 3:10:16 GMT -5
In a related note, Cherokee Parks' sister is the base player for pschobilly rock band The Nashville !!!GREENIAC!!!.
The More You Know.
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Post by Roadrunner on Sept 18, 2005 7:57:07 GMT -5
Laetner I thought was the one of the greatest, if not the greatest, modern day college basketball players. Good one Derren,  |
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Sept 18, 2005 12:23:14 GMT -5
Thank you, thank you very much.
Laetner seemed like he would have had a better career coming out of Duke--but he didn't. It goes to show that a big man who doesn't have good post scoring ability, has a harder time succeeding at this level. Googs was able to have a better career than Laetner because he has a better interior game.
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Post by eja117 on Sept 18, 2005 15:50:21 GMT -5
I don't think Googs had any All Star appearances or comanded quite as much respect. He also got hurt earlier. Both guys were pretty good for the majority of their career but neither were major stars
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Post by freshnthehouse on Sept 18, 2005 16:56:48 GMT -5
Googs made at least 1 all star game, I think. WIth the T-WOlves.
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Post by meltinjohn on Sept 18, 2005 17:13:31 GMT -5
In a related note, Cherokee Parks' sister is the base player for pschobilly rock band The Nashville Pusssy. The More You Know. No way! |
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Post by Celtic17 on Sept 19, 2005 22:06:40 GMT -5
Laetner I thought was the one of the greatest, if not the greatest, modern day college basketball players. Good one Derren, I might be in favore here... How about Reggie Evans? Hawkeye kid. Nice PF... |
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Post by meltinjohn on Sept 20, 2005 23:19:40 GMT -5
Yea, its like many of these players looked so so good before then in the pros, they turned to crap. Examples:
Ed O Bannon
Tyus Edney
Christian Laettner
Cherokke Parks
LaPhonso Ellis
Clarence Weatherspoon
Calbert Cheaney
Terry Dehere
Eric Montross
more............
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Sept 21, 2005 1:08:33 GMT -5
Out of that group, only Calbert Cheaney was a player I thought was going to have a good career in the NBA. All the rest (well, maybe Eric Montross) I could've cared less about.
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Post by meltinjohn on Sept 21, 2005 1:24:57 GMT -5
Not even Weatherspoon? He had hype the size of another Charles Barkley. Oh, I forgot Miner, Day, JR Rider and Googs. Cheaney was quite a disappointment. I thought he would be at least what Caron Butler or Corey Maggette turned out to be. a 19, 4 and 4 player. It so did not happen. He even played with the celtics.
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Post by Roadrunner on Sept 21, 2005 21:39:40 GMT -5
Weatherspoon was a first-team All-Rookie.
How about Randolph Childress?
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Sept 21, 2005 22:42:28 GMT -5
Oh, I really didn't care for that guy after I seen how he acted after juking his man out. For those of you who haven't seen it (this must have been in the early to mid 90's), Randolph Childress had the ball in his hands and as he made his move to the left, he pulls the ball back and goes to his right. His defender gets tripped up and falls on his butt with his feet in the air. Childress, now totally wide open, looks down on his man, makes a jesture to his fallen defender to get back up and defend him, and shoots a three pointer (which to my distaste, he drains). To me, that's really unprofessional and uncalled for. I don't like players who play like this, who thinks its all about them.
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