Scott Skiles

[mcro...@titan.ksc.nasa.gov]

>>In article <1992Dec2.1...@titan.ksc.nasa.gov> mcro...@titan.ksc.nasa.gov writes:
>>>-In article <1992Dec1.1...@jmb2.jmb.com> lew...@jmb2.jmb.com (Mike Lewis) writes:
>>>->skiles,scott 48 10 15 2 2 10 10 0 2 8 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 32
>>>Oh, no! Here we go again. I, too, live in Orlando and have been a Magic
>>>season ticket holder since their first season. And this guy sounds like the
>>>jerks who sit behind me that wanted the team to start Litterial Green this
>>>season (they also thought Otis Smith was better than Nick Anderson, if that
>>>gives you any idea). Is Skiles Mark Price? No. Is he Hardaway? KJ?
>>>Stockton? No. But he IS at LEAST adequate. I mean, c'mon, the guy averages
>>>around 15 PPG, a couple rebs, and is in the top 10 in assists, but because
>>>when he does mess up he looks sooo clumsy doing it, many Orlandoans think
>>>he sucks. He doesn't suck. Plus, he can give you 48 mins. a game (he's
>>>done it many times for the Magic), NEVER quits, and does not miss big
>>>free throws.

>>First of all, I never thought Otis was better than Nick Anderson and

Didn't say you did. But the stubborn "Scottie sucks" mentality sounded
awfully familiar

>>there are few players in the league better than Nick.

>>Next, Skiles is probably the worst defender in the league. I mean

C'mon, THE worst?

>>other point guards aroundthe league have superstar nights against the
>>Magic. It doesn't matter who the point guard is because Scooter worries
>>too much about everyone else and allows his man to go right on by him.
>>Also, he is clumsy and a terrible ball handler. Something else, the only
>>reason he gets his points is because other teams allow him to shoot the ball
>>since tries so hard to drive to the hole. He better make open jumpers (which
>>he doesn't do very consistently) if other teams guard him close then he
>>will look like a freshman HIGH SCHOOL point guard. Skiles is every other
>>teams MVP.

>>>Like they tried to trade everyone except Scott and Anderson to accomodate
>>>Shaq.
>

>>Why wouldn't anyone want to accomodate Shaq because will become the
>>next great dominant player in the NBA. I wonder why they would accomodate
>>him, look at him stats unless you have been blind (must have since you think

I can see well enough to know that you're a.... no, I won't stoop that low.

>>Skilescan play ball) once he gets more experience and a outside shot (outside
>>of 8') he will be the best center in the league.

Didn't say TRYING to trade him was a bad move. Just remember that they
wanted to trade ANYONE who would free up money under the cap, not just
Skiles.

Look, if the guy was THAT bad and had NO ability, then how could he
have gotten MIP in 90-91? Gotten 30 assists in one game (despite
Jerry Reynolds)? Having attended nearly every Magic home game, I am
just tired of the stubborn fans who expect perfection and the fickle
fans who were in love with the guy the first two years of the franchise
(Skiles was voted MVP by the fans in 89-90 despite being 9th on the
team in scoring, and behind Sam Vincent on the depth chart. The next
year, when Vincent got hurt, Skiles played admirably and Sam was
never heard from again.) If you surround Skiles with good players
(and I believe this year the Magic are doing that, God I hope
they stay healthy), he will be an adequate starting point guard for
at least another year or two or three.

>>Sean Hopkins
>>-- hop...@ist.ucf.edu

Stuart Neal
ne...@meglos.mdcorp.ksc.nasa.gov