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Date Posted: 12:41:06pm 10/18/05 Tue,
Author: JoeStag
Subject: Another Gai article in Philly papers
In reply to: ghostman 's message, "Gai article" on 06:53:25am 10/18/05 Tue,

It must be Deng Gai day in Philly Sports, as both Newspapers had a feature article on him. The link below has a lot more Gai quotes, and is in the Philly Inquirer. Pretty cool that Gai used to have a poster of Chris Weber, and now he is playing with him.

I went out at lundch to see if their was a picture of Gai with the article and it had a big picture of him on page 2 about to block a shot.

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/sports/12928230.htm

From both articles, its evident that he has a chance to stick because he can block shots. And it seems that the 76ers and Mo Cheeks do recognize his weaknesses and are willing to work with it. It also helps that Luol is his cousin, and Manute Bol is his uncle. Philly fans love Manute Bol. And the recent success of Samuel Daelembert makes the 76ers the prefect match for Gai

Roster is at 17 right now, and with 7 guards/SF's on guarenteed contracts, there are 5 spots open for PF/C's and 3 more spots for injured reserves. The candidates are:

PF: Chris Webber (guarenteed)
CC: Samuel Daelbert (guarenteed)
PF/CC: Steven Hunter (guarenteed)
PF: Michael Bradley (guarenteed) injured out 3-5 weeks
FF: Jamal Mashburn (guarenteed) injury-retired

PF: James Thomas
PF/C: Deng Gai (partially guarenteed)
PF: Shavlik Randolf (injured) (partially guarenteed)
G: Olu Famutini (played well but cant see 76ers taking another guard)
C: Steve Castleberry

Of those 10 players Mashburn is a definite to go on Injured reserve all season. Bradley will start the season on injured reserve. James Thomas has played well, and will probably get one roster spot as a PF. So it will come down to Gai, Randolph or Castleberry...... with one getting a Roster spot and one getting an injured reserve spot.

Lot of exhibitions still left to decide this. And there is always a possibility of a trade that can alter this.

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[> [> Burlington Times with another Gai article -- JoeStag, 12:53:04pm 10/18/05 Tue, [1]

Sound like the way this works is that the 76ers made Gai available to the media in a press conference..... so 3 papers did a feature stories on him the same day.

http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/100-10182005-556675.html

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[> [> [> Sixers vs Knicks on MSG TV Tonight -- Stagman, 12:59:33pm 10/18/05 Tue, [1]

Chance to see Gai on TV in the NYC area. Or stop by the Garden and see him!

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[> [> [> [> Also on Comcast Sports Network - Philly -- JoeStag, 01:51:18pm 10/18/05 Tue, [1]


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[> [> [> [> [> Sixers.com - Injuries Bring Opportunities -- JoeStag, 01:57:52pm 10/18/05 Tue, [1]

At the end of practice, assistant coach John Kuester ran through some offensive rebounding drills with Steven Hunter and Deng Gai. Cheeks meanwhile liked what he saw of Gai: "He's an immensely talented shot blocker. He's got to run the floor a little better. He's got to rebound as well. If he can block shots and rebound the ball, he could be a very valuable player."

The 76ers will continue to play through the preseason at less than full strength. However, the opportunities for extended minutes for those further down on the depth chart is invaluable. “The guys who are out on the floor right now, we might need them," Cheeks surmised.

http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/injuries_051017.html

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