<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">"He loves to play basketball and loves to slam dunk," Shelton said. "Every opportunity he gets, he slams it down. I think he wants to be a great player. He wants to dominate games." Because Swift had been instructed by his agent, Arm Tellem, to forgo workouts and decline interviews with any NBA team, Shelton's scouting report proved to be critical in Seattle's scouting process. He informed Walker of everything that videotape and Swift's impressive statistics didn't reveal. He said Swift could have averaged more than his 18.8 points, 15.9 rebounds and 6.2 blocks, but instead played within the confines of the team. Shelton explained what he knew about Swift's transfer to Bakersfield High after starring for three seasons at Garces Memorial High and said the youngster wanted to attend a school at which he could become academically eligible for USC. Swift planned to play for the Trojans before announcing his intentions to turn professional during his senior year. And Shelton told Walker that Swift is like a sponge, always listening to the 10-year NBA veteran's advice. Only when the topic turned to money did Shelton hesitate in his praise. "Now that remains to be seen what those millions will do to him," he said. "I know he set his goals on trying to go into the draft, and he did that. Whether that hunger stays there or not, I don't know. I think it will, but money does strange things to people. "I know he loves to play the game. He uses people like Kevin Garnett as a role model. He wants to make that kind of impact." </div> Full Story courtesy of Percy Allen and the Seattle Times. Some nice words there, it seems as despite his obvious immaturity physically, Swift is a smart player with a good head on his shoulders. Shelton has two sons who played with Swift last season, so he's obviously seen a good deal of him.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting RiverspoonJones:</div><div class="quote_post">Throw it down, big man.</div> Throw it down indeed. He drop-stepped and dunked on Jermaine O'Neal in some practice session too, I read. Then again, so did Baron Davis...
