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Stuck in traffic, I was flipping through the channels and came across a Blazer pregame show where they were interviewing somebody named, David Locke, who is apparently tied to the Sonics. He made some interesting, maybe controversial, comments about Telfair and his lack of skillset. He thinks his only questionable asset is his quickness, which he doesn't know to use effectively at this point in his young career. Since he plays at one speed, he's apparently not very difficult to guard. The "not difficult to guard" bit comes directly from Seattle players, and they additionally said his quickness is no more special or different from most young players. He says he's the equivalent to Earl Watson and doubts he would be so highly regarded if he didn't come out of the New York system.

He went on the praise some of Seattle's own young talent and marked the contrast between our two young team's cores. I don't know anything about him, but he didnt say anything to dispell the Seattle whisperings that Chris Wilcox may be a new incarnation of a young Shawn Kemp, so there might be some homerism involved and it makes his remarks on Telfair a little more dubious. In any case, I thought the Seattle player's comment was interesting, because I don't see it. He seems to be able to get by just about anyone. He has a problems making something happen once he enters the paint, but the fact he gets there should earn him some sort of distinction. Especially in an era where penetration is becoming a lost art in the NBA.