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Chris Porter

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by JuanValdez, Jul 26, 2000.

  1. JuanValdez

    JuanValdez Contributing Member

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    To all those people who were talking big about Porter only to see him fall to 55, here is some validation:
    http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/sports/bk/bkn/614966


    Warriors' Porter pleasant surprise

    55th pick impresses in summer league

    By BUD GERACIE
    Copyright 2000 Knight Ridder Newspapers

    With the 55th pick in the NBA draft, the Warriors thought maybe
    they had a player who could help them. Now, after watching
    Chris Porter play in the LA Summer Pro League, their thinking
    has changed.

    "Can you believe this guy almost went undrafted?" said assistant
    general manager Gary Fitzsimmons, echoing the popular sentiment
    among Warriors players and coaches.

    "He can jump with anybody," raved Antawn Jamison. "And his
    intensity, night in and night out, every play ... I really think he's
    going to help us a lot."

    The Warriors, as you might be aware, need help a lot. Porter, a
    6-foot-7 forward from Auburn, isn't going to be a star next
    season or, probably, any other season. But he could become a
    fan favorite, especially if his high-energy style of play helps the
    Warriors end a six-year absence from the playoffs, the
    longest-running streak in the league outside of Dallas.

    In five games in Long Beach, Porter averaged 13.2 points and
    4.6 rebounds in 27.4 minutes. Don't make too much of the
    numbers; the Warriors don't -- and shouldn't -- given that NFL
    star Randy Moss posted a similar scoring average in a brief fling
    against the level of competition in this league.

    Still, it's unlikely that Moss has the court sense, defense, relentless
    energy -- the intangibles -- that Porter put on regular display
    before missing the final two games because of a thigh bruise. The
    injury alone makes Porter a fit for the Warriors, a team that lost
    329 man-games to injury last season.

    "His energy and his knowledge of the game surprised me," said
    Phil Hubbard, a new member of coach Dave Cowens' staff. "He
    knows what to do with the basketball, and he knows what to do
    without it."

    "He knows how to play," concurred assistant coach Brian
    Winters, "and he's an extremely athletic guy who plays extremely
    hard."

    Considering the entire package, the comparisons range from
    Jerome Kersey and Tyrone Corbin to Bo Outlaw all the way up
    to Dennis Rodman. Porter's hair is one color, but there's enough
    on top for him to look about 6-10. The Warriors say he's a "legit
    6-7," 218 pounds. They see him as "a forward" capable of being
    a defensive stopper against small forwards and power forwards.

    "He has an edge," Fitzsimmons said. "He wants to prove to
    people that a lot of players taken in front of him shouldn't have
    been. ... This is a kid who's going to find a way to play in the
    NBA, and help a team."

    It might as well be the Warriors.

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