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Post by DERRENMATTS on Jun 23, 2005 23:13:26 GMT -5
Now, I know its unfair to say this without giving the young kid a chance to prove himself. But looking at their size and their skills, Andre Blatche resembles Kwame Brown. Brown came into the league as a 7 footer who wasn't your prototypical low post scorer--he was a SF in a Centers' body. This is much like how Blatche is described.
I guess this comparison could also be made for Dirk Nowitzki, who's also a tall player who plays the perimeter more than he does inside the paint.
Lets hope Blatche is a lot more like Dirk than he is Kwame.
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Post by Celtic17 on Jun 23, 2005 23:19:11 GMT -5
Hey! You are a freak for thinking this. Man! ! ! J/K brother... ;D I'm sorta passive here. I'll see what DA thinks.  SA = Champs! ! ! I thought Detroit would win. |
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Jun 23, 2005 23:31:33 GMT -5
Well, if you cover up their names, you can't really tell the difference between Kwame's scouting report and Blatche's.
I had a good feeling that San Antonio was going to be the winner. I picked them to win the series, but I didn't expect for it to go 7 games.
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Post by eja117 on Jun 24, 2005 6:22:27 GMT -5
Kwame's body and scouting report was never the issue. It was his head and heart, and having MJ intimidate you and put you down your first two years in the league and waking up to being public enemy #1 at age 20
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2005 11:05:09 GMT -5
Well, its not like we have the 1st pick in the draft so I wouldn't worry about Blatche being the next Kwame Brown. And, the reason why I would want Blatche because he has the type of game that alot of PF/C are these days i.e. Bosh, KG, J. O'neal, and D.Howard. Not saying he going to be like them but you cannot pass up a guy with Blatche's potential.
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Post by BCHISTORIAN on Jun 24, 2005 16:05:19 GMT -5
i think bynum is better prospect than blatche.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Jun 24, 2005 18:45:37 GMT -5
I don't know. I've seen Bynum and he's seems like a big softie. A lot of pudding around the tummy and doesn't seem like he has a mean streak.
I haven't seen Blatche so I really don't know what he's really like.
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Post by Celtic17 on Jun 24, 2005 18:59:58 GMT -5
I kinda wonder about your mean streak, Derren, after the "tummy" remark... ;D
All in fun. j/k
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Post by eja117 on Jun 25, 2005 10:02:06 GMT -5
I've heard good and bad things about both these guys so I guess I'll let DA make the decision there. I can somehow just see Bynum joining the team and Perkins running him off it. If Bynum doesn't dedicate himself the way Perk did Perkins will wail on him every single day in practice with no mercy to expose him as a fraud. That's why we need hungry players. I think I've made it clear about 10,000 times now who I think is hungy.
Here's a thought. If Charels barkley were coming out today he'd slip in the draft because of high schoolers, euros, and because of his height.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Jun 25, 2005 11:38:34 GMT -5
No doubt. Even the younger Barkely, who was quicker and could jump higher than the old Barkely, would not be a top 10 pick in this draft (if no one knew who he was). Possibly even Karl Malone because he's not a high flyer. Height and length are more important in this day and age than it was 20 years ago.
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Post by eja117 on Jun 25, 2005 11:57:51 GMT -5
And yet young Barkley would have been ROY if he was coming out in this draft and probably Karl too. People are drafting the wrong way these days. There are just too many players going first round who have no business being picked where they are.
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Post by Roadrunner on Jun 25, 2005 12:01:51 GMT -5
The main "if" w/ high school players, in the mold of Perkins for example, is if they are willing to make the committment to do what it takes on the court, but most importantly off the court. Ex: weight room, diet, etc. Perkins has, and this year we will see what kind of impact he can make in average minutes.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Jun 25, 2005 12:21:24 GMT -5
Well, I guess that works in our favor though. We were able to snag Jefferson because of the backwards way of drafting.
RR, you're right about the players needing to make a commitment to develop their games. It says a lot that Perkins dedicated himself to remaking his body and doing what the coaching staff asked him to do. Young kids need to be coachable and listen to the advice the coaches give them (unless the advice comes from ML Carr, who tried telling Ben Wallace that he wouldn't be much of a big man--that he was better off learning to play the wing).
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Post by Roadrunner on Jun 25, 2005 17:56:42 GMT -5
Danny did a great job figuring out that Perkins was ready to make the comittment. More or less, this is what he needs to do w/ our second rounders...figure out if they are ready to make the committment.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Jun 25, 2005 21:52:24 GMT -5
Yeah, that's some insight. You can scout a player and see his abilities on the court. But you have to be able to think beyond just the physical aspect and look into a player's character to find out if he's the type who will go beyond the call of duty to improve his body, his conditioning, his game, and his attitude.
Its awesome that Jefferson has a dedicated young guy like Perkins next to him who can push him to do more to get better. Jefferson is more talented than Perkins on the court, but he can improve his conditioning and musculature by working alongside Perkins in the weight room.
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