Seeing this, I thought about all the Mo/Yao Luke/SF etc etc etc postings: http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/nuggets/article/0,1299,DRMN_20_1942620,00.html Former NBA stars will tutor Nuggets By Chris Tomasson, Rocky Mountain News May 7, 2003 Before the Denver Nuggets conduct workouts this summer, they might need to have autograph sessions. The Nuggets are bringing in several former NBA stars to work with the team's many young players at the Pepsi Center. It will be a Woodstock of basketball. Coming in for a month will be potential Hall of Famer Adrian Dantley. Arriving for stints of three to four days will be likely Hall of Famer Clyde Drexler, a special assistant for the Nuggets; Mark Price, the NBA's all-time leading free-throw shooter; former NBA stars Reggie Theus, Dan Majerle and Fat Lever, a former Nuggets player; and longtime role player Scott Brooks. "We want to be known as an organization that will spare no expense to help develop young talent," Nuggets general manager Kiki Vandeweghe said. The former players will begin arriving in two weeks for the workouts, which will continue through August. Nuggets who expect to be on hand for all of or some of the sessions include Rodney White, Nene Hilario, Junior Harrington, Vincent Yar- brough, Nikoloz Tskitishvili, Chris Andersen, Predrag Savovic, Jeff Trepagnier and Adam Harrington. Several of the young Nuggets have returned this week after taking vacations, and nearly all are expected back within two weeks. Before the former NBA players start trickling in, the Nuggets primarily will work with the team's coaches and engage in weightlifting and conditioning programs. The former players will work with the Nuggets in areas regarding their specialties. Price will address shooting; Dantley will show off post moves. "They will share techniques that helped them become successful," Nuggets coach Jeff Bzdelik said. No word yet on whether Drexler will provide pointers on dunking.
Thats true, but who do you think helped J'Oneal in Indy with his post game? Mark Aguirre a small forward. The thing is, this is what the nba will be headed with all the young players. The elder players who love being part of something like this can't do anything but help the younger players. Who taught Marbury the floater? Iceman. Its nothing wrong with asking these former players to come help and the Rockets and other teams should do the same .
