joec32033
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I see Frankie as another Derek Harper....which I like, but we ae set at the PG spot with Steph, which is why I may prefer Crawford as a 2 (he has alot of scoring ability)...what I don't like is he is a 23 year old who views himself as an up and coming star at PG, when we already have a young star at PG....I don't understand this need of our team to double up what we have and try to fit people where we need them like with Allan and Spree. I would love to have a Craw and Steph back court (as long as Craw doesn't get disillusioned by being the starting SG and not a PG)....
IMHO, I think a more prudent move is to go hard after Dampier and Swift and possibly develop a young SG on our own (I love David Hawkins, BTW..I posted his vitals and everything before). He is a legit 6-5 230, the kid is huge for a 2 guard...
This kid is a diamond in the rough.....he averaged about 16.4 pts, 4.8 rbs., 2.2 ast. 2 stls. for Temple in his career. Last year his numbers were 24 pts., 5 rbs, 2.7 ast., and 2.6 stls.. He also shot .407 from the field....he's a big kid, can post up...
Strengths: Power guard who can take it strong to the basket and finish at the rim. More of a two, but solid passing and ballhandling skills allow him to slide over to the point on occasion. Hawkins
He's also Married with 2 kids so he will have no problems with staying out.....the kid is a mature kid, and he comes from a John Chaney coached program....Temple produced some really good guards....Eddie Jones, Aaron McKie...2 strong NBAers who are solid on and off the court. They have amazing character, too....
With the departure of Alex Wesby, the scoring and leadership burden for the Owls now falls on senior guard David Hawkins, who averaged a conference-leading 2.5 steals per game last season. The Owls return four starters, and with guard Maurice Collins running the offense, there is no reason why the Owls can't lead the nation again in fewest turnovers per game.
Temple, meanwhile, features the most prolific shooter in the league in David Hawkins, a senior guard who leads the A-10 in scoring with 24.1 points per game and has scored 20 or more in 16 consecutive games. He had 19 of his game-high 28 points in the first half of a 59-53 victory against Georgetown Saturday.
"Hawkins has been carrying us," said Chaney, who still isn't convinced his Owls have turned the corner and are speeding toward a fast finish and a possible postseason tournament.
After a recent 69-53 victory at Rhode island, Chaney said, "I haven't changed my mind. ... I don't trust these guys at all. I have no confidence in them. No faith, no nothing."
Unlike his coach, Hawkins is excited about the winning streak and the future of the Owls.
"For every game we win, I'd say morale builds up and confidence builds up," he said. "More and more people tend to believe what coach is preaching works. But we still have a long way to go."
[Edited by - joec32033 on 07/26/2004 23:35:38]
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