Get On The Elton Brown Bandwagon!
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 1:10 pm
OK, Hoopsworld continues to marvel that no one has signed free agent PF Elton Brown. According to them, here is a young "double-double every night kind of player that can be had for the NBA minimum...who wouldn't want someone like that?". Well, I've looked to find info on Brown, and there's good and bad:
> A good University of Virginia player that improved his game as he matured.
> A player some UVA fans despised because of his supposedly bad "attitude and work ethic".
> In college he finished his senior year averaging close to 9 RPG and 14 PPG. He also was a poor defender and bad at the stripe (59% FT AVG).
> At 21 he was charged with carrying a concealed weapon.
> As an NBDL player he is a 2 time all star. He also played overseas.
> In the 2008 LV summer league he averaged 13.3 PPG and 10 RPG over 5 games.
> Brown was the last player cut from the Knicks in 2006 and from the Lakers in 2007.
> 6' 9" and 255 lbs.
Here's a portion of an interview with him this summer:
"They say I'm undersized. Then they say I'm too big. They say I need to lose weight. Then they say I need to gain weight. Then they say I need a consistent jumper, so I develop that. Then they say I need to score more down low. Meanwhile, I'm looking at the guys they're drafting, and I know I've got more potential than some of these guys."
Ask him about the D-League time, though, and he's got nothing but positive things to say.
"I loved the time in the D-League. They let you play. It's rough with some of the things about the league, and its frustrating always worrying about your performance, but when you're on the floor, everyone's playing full speed."
At the same time, he was frustrated with not getting his chance to play in the NBA last season. Towards the middle of the year, after another double double in the D-League All-Star game, Brown decided to accept an offer from Hapoel Holon in Israel.
"I wanted money, and I felt like I was playing for nothing. You have your dreams and inspiration, but if teams can't see your potential, it's frustrating. So I took off, made some money, and headed back here to come strong to make the NBA. "
Is Brown a better player than Josh Powell? Gee, I doubt the Bobcats know because THEY AREN'T TALKING TO EITHER ONE OF THESE GUYS!! Why not bring both players in for a workout between themselves and include Davidson, and see what they've got?? UNLESS WE'RE IN SERIOUS TALK TO PULL OFF A KILLER TRADE WE NEED ONE OF THESE GUYS. WHY NOT BROWN?
> A good University of Virginia player that improved his game as he matured.
> A player some UVA fans despised because of his supposedly bad "attitude and work ethic".
> In college he finished his senior year averaging close to 9 RPG and 14 PPG. He also was a poor defender and bad at the stripe (59% FT AVG).
> At 21 he was charged with carrying a concealed weapon.
> As an NBDL player he is a 2 time all star. He also played overseas.
> In the 2008 LV summer league he averaged 13.3 PPG and 10 RPG over 5 games.
> Brown was the last player cut from the Knicks in 2006 and from the Lakers in 2007.
> 6' 9" and 255 lbs.
Here's a portion of an interview with him this summer:
"They say I'm undersized. Then they say I'm too big. They say I need to lose weight. Then they say I need to gain weight. Then they say I need a consistent jumper, so I develop that. Then they say I need to score more down low. Meanwhile, I'm looking at the guys they're drafting, and I know I've got more potential than some of these guys."
Ask him about the D-League time, though, and he's got nothing but positive things to say.
"I loved the time in the D-League. They let you play. It's rough with some of the things about the league, and its frustrating always worrying about your performance, but when you're on the floor, everyone's playing full speed."
At the same time, he was frustrated with not getting his chance to play in the NBA last season. Towards the middle of the year, after another double double in the D-League All-Star game, Brown decided to accept an offer from Hapoel Holon in Israel.
"I wanted money, and I felt like I was playing for nothing. You have your dreams and inspiration, but if teams can't see your potential, it's frustrating. So I took off, made some money, and headed back here to come strong to make the NBA. "
Is Brown a better player than Josh Powell? Gee, I doubt the Bobcats know because THEY AREN'T TALKING TO EITHER ONE OF THESE GUYS!! Why not bring both players in for a workout between themselves and include Davidson, and see what they've got?? UNLESS WE'RE IN SERIOUS TALK TO PULL OFF A KILLER TRADE WE NEED ONE OF THESE GUYS. WHY NOT BROWN?