There is not many especially at the wing positions. And being the High school player of the year................in volleyball, probably does not help his image. But the kid has skills.
I think it's hard to argue against his skill set and his physical attributes... good size, great leaper. The main question appears to be mental/emotional makeup. That sort of thing is really tough to pin down, but Chase appears to (a) be a guy that doesn't seem to work hard on the floor, and (b) be a guy that didn't improve a lot and dominate as expected in college. For a "weak draft", he certainly slid pretty far down. I think he's got a good chance to be a good pro because I have NO idea what (if anything) makes him tick. Ed O.
Meh, Jason Kapono said he would have gone higher if he was European, and you think Chase would have gone higher if he was black. I think the NBA scouts fairly well, and it really has nothing to do with the color of your skin. But it does raise an interesting question; Why are there less American-born white players in the NBA? It's an interesting question. Is it about economics? Desire? Talent? I don't think race has anything to do with talent, so what is the difference?
OK ....exchange the word in my orginal post from "white" to "laid back, blonde haired surfer looking dude". Bottom line is he does not look like he is intense and therefore does not look like he works hard. The dude just plain looks SOFT and LAZY. And i think that perception is wrong. He just looks that way. Personally i think he will be better than Kopono and Kopono is pretty effective. Chase has that pull up J that many three point shooters do not possess. Plus he handles the ball very well for his size. And again has an excellent vertical leap which will help him finish.
It's funny: there was a thread a while back (started by Ed, I believe) about players we really really didn't want Portland to draft. The three players just about everyone (me included) agreed on were Budinger, BJ (now "Byron") Mullens and Austin Daye. All three are looking really good in Summer League (especially Daye - maybe Joe Dumars hasn't lost his touch). Meanwhile Ty Lawson, for example, is not.
It's all part of my master plot to make myself look smarter by allowing everyone else to look dumber. Lord knows I need the help! But, yeah, Daye, in particular, has been pretty spectacular. Ed O.
Daye continues to shine. He's filled out his frame a little too, which has always been a concern. I'm not sure there's a longer 3 in the league than him. I've stated it before, I'll say it again. I think he's a star in the making. So silky smooth from downtown.
I disagree. He hasn't filled out much and he sucks at defense. To be blunt, I think it's fairly obvious that black people are generally more athletic than white people.
I don't think black people are generally more athletic than white people. I think black kids perceive comparatively fewer avenues to success than white kids, and therefore focus on athletics as a larger percentage of population than white kids. When a group of people perceives only a few routes to wealth, they're going to dominate them due to specialization, essentially.
Black people were stolen from Africa, brought to America, and were selectively bred to be the biggest and strongest so that they would be good valuable slaves.
