VITALS: 6-11, 248, Arizona OVERVIEW: A two-time All-Pac-10 performer, Frye averaged 15.8 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game as a senior. His 85 blocked shots were fifth best in conference history and second in Arizona annals. A big-game performer, Frye averaged 14.3 points and 9.6 rebounds while shooting 55.5 percent from the floor with eight double-doubles in 12 career NCAA Tournament appearances. LIKELY DRAFT POSITION: After spending most of May projected to go in the teens, Frye has worked out exceedingly well for teams much higher in the draft, including the Knicks, who have the eighth pick. A dark horse in the Frye sweepstakes might be Toronto (7), which selected Rafael Araujo eighth last year and suffered through a slow developmental year with him. Frye almost certainly would not get past Golden State at No. 9. COMPARATIVE UPSIDE: Chris Bosh COMPARATIVE DOWNSIDE: Alan Henderson ROLE PROJECTION: Starting power forward. POSITIVES: Frye will play primarily at power forward, but he is big enough to give teams some minutes at center, making him a more valuable commodity. He has always been a high-percentage shooter and is adept at both jump hooks and facing jumpers out to the elbow. Frye will block some shots with his athleticism and also is a very intelligent player. He understands the game well and knows how to do more than just set a pick. He can handle the ball in the high post, make passes and reverse the ball. SHORTCOMINGS: It's not fair to say that Frye is soft. Players like Frye who have fluid motion in their movements and agile bodies often look like they are not working hard when in fact they are. Frye is never going to be an enforcer and he is better served using his skills rather than his bulk to accomplish things on the court. Frye raised some eyebrows when he did much better than some bulkier players on strength tests at the NBA Pre-Draft Camp, so his critics are addressing how he looks more than how he actually is when they try to pin a soft label on him.
Some Toronto fans think Bosh is lock for superstardom. Now that Frye is bigger, stronger, and taller than Bosh, maybe he can be better.
I'm not so sure about the Chris Bosh comparison. Bosh is a future franchise player, much more athletic and quicker than Frye, and Frye is way stronger. He looks like he has a good 30+ pounds on Bosh.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting j0se:</div><div class="quote_post">Fyre = Mikki Moore....someone please brainwash me and tell me why people are so high on Frye</div> Hey Mikki Moore is a Kickass player (at least when he was on Utah). Frye can block shots, shoot a 18-foot jumpshot with ease, rebound, good work ethic, and has gained so much muscle during the 1 month of workouts for NBA teams. He could gain another 15-20 pounds of muscle, he might be a steal in this draft.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting j0se:</div><div class="quote_post">Fyre = Mikki Moore....someone please brainwash me and tell me why people are so high on Frye</div> jose-you are speaking the truth-soft, this cats name should be tissue-there is always a lot of hype with arizona players when they come into the league then dont live up to the hype (except for Bibby)-ive seen frye up close and personal-i saw how he faded down the stretch against illinois-i didnt even think he was on the court for last 7 mins of the 2nd half and overtime-its all good when you are up by 15 pts and everything is coming easy but real players are made when the going gets tough and you have to sacrifice yourself to make everyone around you better-i dont care what he avg-the pac 10 has been down for years-an example of this is the fact that there is only one other pac 10 player (Ike Diogu) getting any respect for the 1st round-robinson, and stoudemire are slated for the very late first round and second round-i have heard that he is the second best center coming out but from the articles im reading, he is not going to play much center at all-he is going to be a pf-he is one of the taller players in the pac 10 so he should get those type of numbers-so what he has gained muscle or this and that-i want to see him in a real game with real players to see what that weight has done to him-he may lose that weight when the season starts up with practices, games etc-please stop hyping him up because your team maybe interested in him-this cat maybe a good role player but nothing more-good gamble for a middle to late first round pick not for a lottery pick
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting HASAN33:</div><div class="quote_post">jose-you are speaking the truth-soft, this cats name should be tissue-there is always a lot of hype with arizona players when they come into the league then dont live up to the hype (except for Bibby)-ive seen frye up close and personal-i saw how he faded down the stretch against illinois-i didnt even think he was on the court for last 7 mins of the 2nd half and overtime-its all good when you are up by 15 pts and everything is coming easy but real players are made when the going gets tough and you have to sacrifice yourself to make everyone around you better-i dont care what he avg-the pac 10 has been down for years-an example of this is the fact that there is only one other pac 10 player (Ike Diogu) getting any respect for the 1st round-robinson, and stoudemire are slated for the very late first round and second round-i have heard that he is the second best center coming out but from the articles im reading, he is not going to play much center at all-he is going to be a pf-he is one of the taller players in the pac 10 so he should get those type of numbers-so what he has gained muscle or this and that-i want to see him in a real game with real players to see what that weight has done to him-he may lose that weight when the season starts up with practices, games etc-please stop hyping him up because your team maybe interested in him-this cat maybe a good role player but nothing more-good gamble for a middle to late first round pick not for a lottery pick</div> So Arenas, Terry, and Damon Stoudamire are nobodies. Wow if you up to date on Arizona, you would know this stuff kid. Frye is going to be a very good NBA player. Wow, i didn't know you lose muscle when you exercise, I thought you gain it. He's going to be a lottery Pick no matter what now. So get caught up on your Arizona stuff before you try and argue this stuff again..
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting J_Ray:</div><div class="quote_post">So Arenas, Terry, and Damon Stoudamire are nobodies. Wow if you up to date on Arizona, you would know this stuff kid. Frye is going to be a very good NBA player. Wow, i didn't know you lose muscle when you exercise, I thought you gain it. He's going to be a lottery Pick no matter what now. So get caught up on your Arizona stuff before you try and argue this stuff again.. </div> first of all you gain muscle when you lift weights but when you are running you lose weight therefore you lose muscle mass. thats why most players in the nba dont look like they should be linebackers in the nfl. you should know that as a basketball player. #2 yes terry, r jefferson who you failed to mention and arenas are having good careers (stoudemire has had an ok career but has been a bust for all that money portland signed him)-but tell me about chris mills, miles simon, michael dickerson, sean elliott, jason garner, luke walton, loren woods, khalid reeves, aj bramlett and thats from the top of my head-elliot had a decent career but when he came out of U of A he was expected to turn the nba on its ear-do you want to name j beucheler, steve kerr or maybe tom tolbert-U of A must be a great communications school because they are all good TV commenators-well not all of them tom tolbert getss on my nerves-come on do your U of A research before you come and battle me "kid"
I think Frye is overrated just because he is the best big man behind Bogut, Frye is going to be a bust IMO.
Supposedly Frye has put on near 20 lb of serious muscle-and he'd added some prior to the season so now he is not a Marcus Canby comparison. With,until recently,many eager to Draft Chris Taft,Fran Vasquez,T Splitter,as desperation efforts to get a C,Frye is a better option. look around the NBA,Quite a few starting C's didn't have Frye's talent when they came into the league. There are not enough "ideal" centers to supply 30 teams. At least 5 teams in the top 10 picks really want to get a good C-do the math,there's Bogut,then Frye,then you have the 2 HS bigs and some real raw Euros. If you are the Knicks,and played Forwards at C for years,you need the sure thing,even if he's not ideal
