SPORTS
March 14, 2001 | CHRIS FOSTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
David Shelton can flash a brilliant smile and you know him. Those three gold caps that glitter back at you give it away. They are there for style, not oral hygiene. He's all flash, no substance, cocky and undisciplined. Look at all those tattoos. Basketball players like him are all too common. Yeah, the Tulsa coach must have his hands full. Snap appraisals can be dangerous. Shelton, a 6-foot-6, 230-pound man-mountain, began speaking in a soft voice and you begin to understand.