McMillan said he expects both Cunningham and Pendergraph to make the team. Possible replacements for Frye and Outlaw? He sounds like he has potential as a role player. NBA Comparisons: George Lynch/Joe Smith
[video=youtube;b5PNYDYoDbA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5PNYDYoDbA[/video] Get some of that, Durant!
College basketball is full of kids with great intangibles. To make it in the NBA, they also need talent and skill. Frankly, I'd be happier if we had kept Brockman.
Agreed. The NBA ain't college ball. He can have all the heart he wants, but at the end of the day he'll have to get it done or else.
So, outside of being a "local kid", how much talent and skill did Brockman really have? He was a short PF, with a small wingspan and basically a football players body. You change the university that he went to, and 90% of those who are upset we didn't keep him would all the sudden think he was a wasted pick.
Consistently hits everything from the foul line in. Is the best mid-range shooting big man in this year's draft. Is the NBA full of these guys? Hell No
He did win us a game. The Clippers game. Green's spirit took over Von Wafer's body and lead us to a triumph.
Why Pritchard allowed Nate to make that call, I don't know. I'm betting Pritch won't let it happen again. IMO, Mills is going to stick in this league, without a doubt. There's a big difference between those two players.
Mills on the surface reminds me of Jose Barea. I'm not sure that's a perfect comparison, but I think it's damn close.
Hahaha. Cunningham is a mediocre player in a very good conference. I would be quite surprised if he gets (m)any minutes as a Blazer. Ed O.
In Kevin Pelton's comparison formula, Cunningham's closest past collegiate now in the NBA, and within 6 months in age, is David Lee. They were over 95% similar to each other at the same stages.
I think some of you are missing the point of the pick. I wouldn't argue that Blair should have been the pick if we were basing our decision solely on his production at a relatively young age. But, we don't live in a vacuum. We have team needs. We have to consider longevity and even more aspects. I think it was clear that we were drafting with those picks to replace the loss of Ruffin, Randolph, Frye, and possibly Outlaw. This team doesn't need rebounding as much as it needs defense, toughness, and heady play. Those are the roles we need filled. Pendergraph and Cunningham give us that at a cheap, reliable rate. It's the perfect low cost, higher reward scenario. They can come in next year and produce right away. I'm very excited about the defensive and gritty style of play they'll bring off the bench and in practices for us.
Sergio's trade may be the difference in being able to sign a starter Maxie. For example, Hedo wants 50 mil for 5 years. That is a salary starting just over 8.5 million per. Getting out from Sergio's contract gets us to about 7 mil, and renouncing Freeland and Koponen gets us another 1.6 milion, or the exact ammount Hedo seems to want. So what if it ends up being Sergio for Hedo? That's pretty damn good value isn't it? I think that KP is a great judge of talent, but is not a good judge in the price of someone. Which, by the way, scares the shit out of me come FA time.
