I picked Kenny Anderson. Dude was ballin' before we traded him for Damon. I kind of would have liked to see how that team would have done without the trade.
I picked Strickland because he seemed to have the better all around game; could drive to the basket but also shoot threes, had a decent amount of assists. I can't remember his defenses but had almost two steals a game with Portland. Loved watching Andre Miller dish out lobs though.
Strickland couldn't really shoot threes effectively...he was a career 28% three-point shooter. I liked Andre Miller the most of the options but in this day and age, I think having at least a semi-decent three-point shot is pretty important so I'd choose Kenny Anderson. He was capable of hitting a three without being Damon Stoudamire.
Strickland …..Dre a close second but Rod if he hadn't battled alcoholism might have been one of the most talented to play the position...Andre was just smart and reliable...
Well, he had his two best years with Portland, shooting .374 and .342. Struggled his first year with Portland at .200 but he barely made any attempts that year. Actually though, made less than two attempts a game in the years he shot well, so I guess it was not really part of his game. Maybe it should have been....
I remember calling Andre, 'Ol Cement Boots, cause he never got off the floor, then in Denver, as a Blazer, He drove the lane and thundered a dunk down. It was no, barely over the rim dunk either. He got up! And the crowd went oooh, and wow. Didn't know he could do that. I always got frustrated that he never seemed to want to pass the ball to Rudy Fernandez. But maybe he knew something, because Rudy tapped out. Andre is the best in this class to me. But Rod had some pretty nice years in Portland as well.
Andre was underrated, and got a raw deal with the Blazers. At that time, he knew more about the game than coach Sarge. Andre could have scored more often. But he was a true team player, the reason I liked his game so much. He was a true floor general looking to make all of his teammates better rather than padding his own stats.
