Compare the top prospects to NBA Players.LaMarcus Aldridge- Kevin Garnett(minus passing): He's very versatile, w/ a pretty good post game, but he prefers working outside in. He has the speed or size advantage: If he gets a big player, he'll start outside and pass them up. If he is against a smaller, quicker player, he just posts them up.I saw on a Mock Draft Jermaine O'Neal, but i though Aldridge was more versatile, more developed (early on atleast). He has a better midrange game at this point.Adam Morrison- Carmelo Anthony: Big, strong player w/ nice shooting touch, but mainly just a scorer. They are a threat from anywhere on the floor, but they aren't really known to do much more than score. Both are clutch.Rudy Gay-hmm..this one's tough. He is a threat to score from anywhere on the floor. Due to his athleticisim and length, he is a very good defender. FREAK athlete. Part of him reminds me of Tayshaun Prince, and another reminds me of Vince Carter/Ricky Davis. Hard to tell which one he will end up like.JJ Redick- Reggie Miller: Great pure shooter from every where: 3-point line, FT line, and pretty much everywhere else. Excellent at moving without the ball and setting backscreens. Pretty one-dimensional and unathletic. Poor defender.Ronnie Brewer-Joe Johnson/Andre Iguodala- Great all-around player. He can score, rebound, defend, and pass. He has much improved his shooting, and now can score from anywhere. His low assist numbers can be linked to no supporting cast. Tenacious defender, using his length and athleticiam to steal or deflect many balls. He can be a lock-down defender if he puts his mind to it.That's it for now, but i'll think of more..
I see JJ as more of a Rip Hamilton that Reggie..... It's so hard to compare anyone whos ever palyed to Reggie, because of all those wacky moves he has and all those big shots he hit. I see Reddick as more of a mid-range shooter than Reggie
Rip hamilton is a midrange shooter. JJ will be a three-point shooter. JJ won't be a flopper (hopefully), but his style will be similar to Reggie's.
adam morrison compared to carmelo? sorry i'm not buying it. adam morrison is a soft <Censored>. he is gonna be nothing in the nba. i compare him to jiri welch. a thin white boy with no skills other than shooting. cmon he is nothing like carmelo and never will be.
i strongly disagree. Have you seen Morrison play? At first i was skeptical, but i watched him and i was impressed. He's not soft at all, and he will be good in the nba. He's a scorer, not just a shooter. Just bc a player is white doesn't mean they have to be compared to another white player. And Jiri Welsch was reknowned for his defense, not scoring. And did i ever say he would be as good as Melo? no. I said their games were similar. Adam Morrison is aleader out there. He plays with so much emotion and passion, it's contagious. You must not have seen this guy play.
i think he should shave that pubic mustache or else he'll be everyones <Censored> in the nba. well he will be either way.
What do you have against Morrison? He is the most versatile player in college, offensively. I don't think he will have any trouble in the NBA as he can even post up, he is a good sized SF, good shooter and he is a good driver to the basket.JJ on the other hand I think is gonna be owned in the NBA. When his team plays the Lakers trust me, he wont play more then 5 minutes or else Kobe will light his <Censored> up. A VERY VERY VERY VERY weak defender. He is a good shooter but he is gonna be guarded alot in the NBA. It is gonna take a long time to adjust to the NBA. He's the type of guy who is just a college player. He is very well suited to college but not at all ready for the NBA. Once he learns to play defense, I still don't think he will ever start or be a preductive player as all he can do is shoot, he needs to learn to create his own shots more often and to drive to the basket or get in position fo a mid-ranger. I think he will end up like Fred Hoiberg. You'd have to be stupid to draft this guy in the first round IMO.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CB4AllStar @ Feb 26 2006, 07:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>What do you have against Morrison? He is the most versatile player in college, offensively. I don't think he will have any trouble in the NBA as he can even post up, he is a good sized SF, good shooter and he is a good driver to the basket.JJ on the other hand I think is gonna be owned in the NBA. When his team plays the Lakers trust me, he wont play more then 5 minutes or else Kobe will light his <Censored> up. A VERY VERY VERY VERY weak defender. He is a good shooter but he is gonna be guarded alot in the NBA. It is gonna take a long time to adjust to the NBA. He's the type of guy who is just a college player. He is very well suited to college but not at all ready for the NBA. Once he learns to play defense, I still don't think he will ever start or be a preductive player as all he can do is shoot, he needs to learn to create his own shots more often and to drive to the basket or get in position fo a mid-ranger. I think he will end up like Fred Hoiberg. You'd have to be stupid to draft this guy in the first round IMO.</div>i don't think either will amount to be good nba players. jj is one dimensional, although i would love it if the knicks picked him up. he should be a late first rounder. usually any player that the media talks about all season in college sucks in the nba or never lives up to the potential. look at bogut he's not that good and he's from utah which is the <Censored> capital of the world. i don't know anyone good that came out of utah. keith van horn or andre miller? yea pussies. anyway i don't care for morrison and he'll still be the number one pick because everyone in the media is <Censored> ridin him like everyone in the media is <Censored> riding kobe. it makes me sick cuz i don't think morrison is that good. the WCC is an awful conference. at least jj plays in the ACC which is loaded.
dude, you said in another topic that you didn't keep up w/ college basketball, so why do you think you know what you're talking about now. Since when does it matter what past players went to that college?? What has Bogut done that's so bad? He's been solid, just as expected. And you can't judge rookies anyways. I honestly have no clue how you can be so negatively biased against a player you've probably never seen in a full game. That's so idiotic of you.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>LaMarcus Aldridge- Kevin Garnett(minus passing): He's very versatile, w/ a pretty good post game, but he prefers working outside in. He has the speed or size advantage: If he gets a big player, he'll start outside and pass them up. If he is against a smaller, quicker player, he just posts them up.I saw on a Mock Draft Jermaine O'Neal, but i though Aldridge was more versatile, more developed (early on atleast). He has a better midrange game at this point.I think LaMarcus Aldridge is a little overhyped. He's like Channing Frye in terms of production and doesn't have KG's versatility and perimeter game.Adam Morrison- Carmelo Anthony: Big, strong player w/ nice shooting touch, but mainly just a scorer. They are a threat from anywhere on the floor, but they aren't really known to do much more than score. Both are clutch.I wouldn't call him strong. He is going to get raped on the defensive end of the floor in the NBA, he's not a good athlete and doesn't have good speed.Rudy Gay-hmm..this one's tough. He is a threat to score from anywhere on the floor. Due to his athleticisim and length, he is a very good defender. FREAK athlete. Part of him reminds me of Tayshaun Prince, and another reminds me of Vince Carter/Ricky Davis. Hard to tell which one he will end up like.He's going to be such a beast, I love this kid.JJ Redick- Reggie Miller: Great pure shooter from every where: 3-point line, FT line, and pretty much everywhere else. Excellent at moving without the ball and setting backscreens. Pretty one-dimensional and unathletic. Poor defender.He's a Draven Petrovic type player. I think he will be a nice player.Ronnie Brewer-Joe Johnson/Andre Iguodala- Great all-around player. He can score, rebound, defend, and pass. He has much improved his shooting, and now can score from anywhere. His low assist numbers can be linked to no supporting cast. Tenacious defender, using his length and athleticiam to steal or deflect many balls. He can be a lock-down defender if he puts his mind to it.That's it for now, but i'll think of more..</div>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (nba dogmatist @ Feb 26 2006, 05:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>dude, you said in another topic that you didn't keep up w/ college basketball, so why do you think you know what you're talking about now. Since when does it matter what past players went to that college?? What has Bogut done that's so bad? He's been solid, just as expected. And you can't judge rookies anyways. I honestly have no clue how you can be so negatively biased against a player you've probably never seen in a full game. That's so idiotic of you.</div>i agree w/ dogmatist.. you aren't putting up any solid facts other than he's a "soft <Censored>" and a "pubic mustache" guy and other dumb stuff.. adam morrison is sweet and i thought the melo comparison was acurate. he's a big strong SF w/ a great game, he moves w/o the ball too and he can win games w/ his team, a natural leader and i think the mustache is cool. the first time i saw this guy i didn't even know he -could- shoot. this guy has many weapons and will be successful in the NBA.bogut has also been productive in the NBA and he is still learning so you are wrong there too.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (nba dogmatist @ Feb 26 2006, 08:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>dude, you said in another topic that you didn't keep up w/ college basketball, so why do you think you know what you're talking about now. Since when does it matter what past players went to that college?? What has Bogut done that's so bad? He's been solid, just as expected. And you can't judge rookies anyways. I honestly have no clue how you can be so negatively biased against a player you've probably never seen in a full game. That's so idiotic of you.</div>alright. i said i don't really follow it but i still watch it. aldridge will be a better player than him i just don't see morrison being anything special. this morrison dude is 6'8" 200. carmelo 6'8" 230. yea that's pretty similar. morrison is a <Censored>. all the highlights i see of morrison are of him shooting jumpshots. wow that's gonna take him places in the nba.
I think the best comparison to J.J would be Ray Allen,Pure shooter then can light it up from anywhere.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (nykfan4life @ Feb 26 2006, 09:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>alright. i said i don't really follow it but i still watch it. aldridge will be a better player than him i just don't see morrison being anything special. this morrison dude is 6'8" 200. carmelo 6'8" 230. yea that's pretty similar. morrison is a <Censored>. all the highlights i see of morrison are of him shooting jumpshots. wow that's gonna take him places in the nba.</div>Did i ever say he would be better than Aldridge? And was that sarcasm at the end? I can't tell.<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (HeatBasketball @ Feb 27 2006, 12:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I think the best comparison to J.J would be Ray Allen,Pure shooter then can light it up from anywhere.</div>JJ to Ray Ray is way off. Ray can penetrate and defend, and he's not undersized. He has just as solid of a midrange game as 3-point range. JJ is one dimensional, Ray can do anything on offense.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (nba dogmatist @ Feb 27 2006, 06:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Did i ever say he would be better than Aldridge? And was that sarcasm at the end? I can't tell.JJ to Ray Ray is way off. Ray can penetrate and defend, and he's not undersized. He has just as solid of a midrange game as 3-point range. JJ is one dimensional, Ray can do anything on offense.</div>yea it was sarcasm because morrison is overrated.
