From: byau@jarthur.claremont.edu (Ben Yau)
Subject: Re: Doug Christie
Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 23:19:13 GMT

In article <1993Jan7.215128.19115@tc.fluke.COM> mark@tc.fluke.COM (Mark D. Nagel) writes:
>In <1993Jan7.040022.13127@muddcs.claremont.edu> byau@jarthur.claremont.edu (Ben Yau) writes:
>
>I have to defend Pierce here. Ricky isn't a ball hog! Not too long ago he was
>something like 3rd on the team in assists. His job is to score! He isn't as
>pretty (playing style) as a bunch of other big time players, but HE IS A BIG
>TIME PLAYER. There are few guards that are as strong as Ricky. He can really
>muscle the ball to the rack. At this point it looks like he'll be on the
>All-Star team.
>

Well, he is currently 2.7 assists per game.  that is fourth behind Payton
(5.7), McMillan (5.3), and Barros (3.0) ***stats thanks to Doug Steele

So, statwise, yes he is fourth in assists.  And I know his job is to score.
However, I am just talking from the games that I have seen.  That's fine if
he is open for the jumper in a half-court offense.  But I'm talking about
times when he is guarded TIGHT and Kemp or McKey are calling for the ball in
the post with someone they can definitely take to the hole.  Or on a
transition break, with the defender already committing to Pierce with Kemp on the
wing or Payton on the wing.  A sure score would be to pass off to Kemp or
Payton instead of trying to make an impossible shot (and risking a charging
call... which he has been called for in the past in these situations).  
Espeically since people want to see Kemp slam the ball.  So I am just talking
about games I have seen

I do agree that he is a strong guy and does take it to the hole pretty
well.  However, I was also under the impression that his defense was not the
greatest.

>I'll concede that Pierce is getting up in age and that his production may have
>dropped off a bit, however, there isn't any way that Jackson could come to this
>team and become a starter in a short period of time.

I am not sure it is quite that improable.  The hype is that he is a
fantastic shooting guard.  But that's the hype, that's why I put in my first
post "if he is everything he is cracked up to be...", I don't doubt that he
would be starting ahead of Pierce.  Payton got the starting pt. guard job
his rookie year.
>
>If I were Whittsit I'd do this trade and then look to trade Jackson for a quality
>big guy: Someone who has beef and can run. Seattle has a bunch of guards already.
>Shooting guards are a dime a dozen -- got em in the draft every year, maybe not
>the likes of Jackson.

true, Seattle has a bunch of guards, but shooting guards are not a dime a
dozen.  like I said, if the hype is true about Jimmy, he is definitley not a
dime a dozen.  As for the big guy, we do have Rich King hopefully soon.
Supposedly , he is going to be a great big man for the sonics once he is
able to play again. and considering that Pierce and Eddie are getting up
there in years, I think that Jimmy would be a good acquisition.  
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