Hey guys I have some info on Tito from Babs!

[Blunt91]

I emailed Babs in reference to TIto Maddux and I also put in a good line about you guys, in that you all follow the game and have knowledge in draft prospects as well as you will see in my post. Here is the e-mail.

Tito Maddox is due in here for a workout and interview on Saturday. We have studied his background and playing career in great detail as we have all the point guard prospects in this draft. He has some issues, but we are interested enough to bring him in for testing, etc. Prince has already been here and had a respectable workout and interview. He needs to build up his body for the rigors of the NBA, but he did shoot the ball fairly well in all the drill work. Thank you for your continued interest in the team. I appreciate fans views and their perspective on players. Please be assured that our staff does a very thorough job of researching backgrounds, viewing tape of virtually every game the player appeared in his last season of competition as well as previous years; in addition to personal interviews, psychological testing, physical testing for speed, strength, endurance, flexibility, reaction time, etc. We attempt to let the results of our research answer the questions of whom we should select.

Pete Babcock

-----Original Message-----

From: BluntDavisX@aol.com [mailto:BluntDavisX@aol.com]

Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 12:28 AM

To: Askthehawksgm@turner.com

Subject: Re: Ask the Hawks GM

Hi Mr. Babcock I had recently emailed you in reference to a draft prospect.

The guy that I was reffering to was Tito Maddux from Fresno State.I am pretty

sure your scouting staff have been paying close attention to him. Is there

any chance that he will be invited in for a workout? He has both size (6'4)

and speed which is very rare. I think a PG who can provide mismatches for his

opponents and one who can also penetrate defenses will be very valuable to a

team no matter if he is only 20years old.The consensus among Hawks fans is

that if we can't keep Vaughn this is the guy that we would like to get if he

is available.I even think he would be worth trading up for if it was

feasible.BTW I would also like to mention that the fans are very high on

Tayshun Prince being able to help this team out at the SF position. I know

that it is ultimately up to the Hawks Staff to make the decision that is

best for this team but you would be surprised at how much knowledge and

information some of the fans have on the players and on basketball in

general. Thank you for your time

[Traceman]