... Toraino Walker, Marcus White. I liked all three of these players very much... ...But far and away . . .
Stan.
Dude was good. Very good. But not the killer-really-good that I thought he was going to be.
I really think Stan was a question of wrong timing. Different place, different time, different coach, different teammates, and I think it may have worked out differently for him. He was the victim of the hookandscream too many times to recount.
I think both Torraino and Marcus exceeded expectations during the short time each of them was here. Toraino appeared to be on the verge of becoming a real star when he just lost interest, caved to the pressure, missed his boys in the hood too much, or left for reason we'll never be privy to, depending on which version of the story you like. MW didn't come in with a rep as a stud rebounder, but boy did he turn out to be one, especially on the offensive boards. I remember his rise to prominence came when JC was out and George was the game coach. He was already a high-end role player when he got homesick. As it turned out, his back gave out on him before he could become something more.
Agree on Stanley, He was good, but not nearly as good as he was supposed to be, or as good as we could all see he had the tools to be.
Personally, the guy that I thought showed more promise than he ever got to develop was Antric. He could never stay out of JC's dog house long enough to excel.
But you're going to have some Antrics and Stans along the way to find a Hilton or even a Kemba.
