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-What They're Saying About Elton Brand:
"Brand makes [the Clippers] much better. Now they have a post game and run everything through him. He fits in well with the rest of the power forwards in the West."
"He's relentless, he's skilled, he's a young Charles Barkley."
"Elton Brand's 18 points and 11 rebounds a game, 51% shooting, exemplary work ethic and participation in the Clippers' rise should make him a mandatory selection, even in a conference loaded with power forwards."
"I love Elton Brand. He has the biggest heart out on the court. If I he is on my team, I'm voting for Elton Brand for sure."
"Elton is really a polished, well-spoken person, that's one of the reasons [Bulls Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations] Jerry Krause drafted him with the No. 1 pick in 1999. He knew that at some early point in his career, Elton would become someone to be counted on to be a team leader."
"People don't know this, because he played in that triangle system in Chicago, but Elton can flat-out run and finish on the break."
"Ever since he was a little kid, I was impressed with him. He was respectful and intelligent. He's grown to be one of the finest athletes, and still retains those characteristics."
"There was a feeling that if a player wasn't from the city, he wasn't a player. But then along came Elton, and he changed everything. It doesn't get any bigger or better than being National College Player of the Year as a sophomore and the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. He has put Westchester basketball on the map nationally."
"I met Elton when he was a 13-year-old-freshman at Peekskill High School. I thought he was too young to play on the varsity team after I saw Elton get the ball up for the opening tap, score over 30 points and get every rebound after every shot, I wanted him on the varsity team. He played phenomenally. It made me realize, for him to get better, he needed to play with people who were better than him at that point."
"Elton is a great example of a kid that respects the people around him -- his teammates, his coaches, his family -- which is a sign of great maturity. I love Elton as a person but also for all he did for college basketball and all he's done in the NBA."
"A lot of people have been doubting Elton for so long. They said he couldn't play at Duke. That he wasn't big enough to be an efficient low-post player in college or the NBA. And he just keeps proving people wrong."
"I admire his relationship with people. He makes others feel very special. You should see him when he visits my kid's basketball camp."
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