Jonathan Abrams at Grantland.com provides a piece on lessons learned from the '98-'99 lockout, and specifically mentions Glen "Big Baby" Davis and the Portland Trail Blazers' own Raymond Felton as two of the thee players (Baron Davis being the third) that really need to watch their weight during the lockout: -------------------------- "Portland fans had a right to be concerned after watching video of Raymond Felton, who enters at about the 39-second mark of this clip from the NC Pro-Am. He looks like a roly-poly." -------------------------- A lot has been made of Felton's weight by multiple media outlets, although I'm not as personally concerned. He's one of those players, even in college, that just looks big. He may have put on a few pounds this off-season, but i have a feeling he'll be ready for the NBA season whenever it starts. ed: bumped to front page