I never really got the hate that a lot of people (not you, necessarily) had for Outlaw. He wasn't a good all-around player, but the Portland version of Outlaw was a pretty useful reserve. He was a guy who could make shots when the offense was stagnating and the team couldn't generate good looks. I characterized him back at the time as a "nice luxury on a high-level team." You wouldn't be in good shape counting on Outlaw as a starter, but as a Vinnie Johnson-like scorer off the bench, he was a nice weapon to have. Of course, he's utterly collapsed since leaving Portland, so now he's not much of anything. Shame.
If I'm not mistaken, because of the NBA rule of having to have a back up at each position....... Jamal made it instead of LeBron!
Outlaw was actually terrible for New Jersey, though, in terms of production. He was about average in production in Portland.
Nope. You won't find any posts of me bagging on Travis. He was what he was, a useful reserve who could rise up and get a shot off, and sometimes he was pretty clutch. Ultimately, he helped us get Mar-Cus Cam-By! Clap Clap....
