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the 76er:a are to go
anywhere in the playoffs,
they are going to have to
start receiving more
scoring from the bench.
That means Vranes has to
get his --- into gear!
David Wingate - B: As
usual, especially when the
76ers are not performing
well, rookies spend a
tremendous - amount of their
first year sitting on the
However, in the
bench.
games that he has appeared
in, Wingate has showed
awesome power and scoring
punch that made him such a
force at Georgetcwn
University under Coach John
ThQTcson
These qualities also
give reason why he just
might have been the "steal"
of the Last. NBA Draft. Any
combination
Wingate and Cheeks or Tbney
could be deadly cane the
start of the playoffs. So
far, he has proven that he
is a scoring threat and has
tremendous passing ability.
Could he be the decisive
factor in determining how
far the 76ers go this
season?
Nobody in their right frame
of mind would trade the
Number #1 pick of the NBA
draft! Everybody was
talking about the 76ers
drafting Brad Daughterty
out of North Carolina. But
there were many other
quality players in the
draft besides Daugherty -
players Chuck Person, Kenny
Walker, and the many
others. Well, let's stop
crying over spilled milk
and evaluate Hinson's
performance so far this
season.
performance has been far
from spectacular. There
have been instances where
he has displayed some of
the power and raw talent
involving
that caused the 76ers to
seek him out. His defensive
ability is not really in
question as far as blocking
shots and grabbing the
rebounds is concerned.
However, Roy does have his
problems blocking out the
- B-
Roy Hinson
So far, Hi.nson' s
opposition at times. It is
due to this flaw that
causes Roy to get himself
into early foul trouble (a
frequent. occurence).
despite this problem, he
has proven worthy to the
team as far as defense is
concerned talthou4h he's
still not worth a Number #1
draft pick!).
Offensively, he has a
powerful move to the basket
which often results in a
gorilla dunk -
of the Darryl Dawkins days
in Philadelphia. When it is
working, he has a sweet
turnaround
However, with the loss of
Ruland for the season,
Hinson has become the
primary postup man - when
he was supposed to share
the responsibility with
Ruland. A pure fighter• off
the boards, he has scored
his share of points off of
the offensive glass. Yet if
the 76ers are to advance
past the first round of the
playoffs, they will need
Hinson to open up his
reminiscent
jumpshot.
scoring, keep out of foul
trouble, and continue to
play the sparkling defense
that he has been doing for
the entire season.
Steve Colter and World
F+ : Both of
B. Free
these guys get this grade
because I feel that they
are "scrub" players who
will contribute as much to
the 76ers advancement. in
the playoffs as sugar will
to a diabetic. Free is a
ball hog and make Miss
Piggy look like Miss
Universe. He shoots such a
"rainbow" shot that it
makes the rainbow in "The
Wizard of Oz" look like a
piece of cardboard with
Crayola markings all aver
it. In short, it was a
waste picking him, up. He's
too old too keep up with
the speed of teams such as
Atlanta, Chicago, Boston
etc. As far as Colter is
concerned, he possesses
some ball handling skills
but that is the extent of
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