I don't want to sound too cruel, but.... The difference between Frye then and Frye now is stunningly like The difference between OSU Oden and Oden now.
That may be the case, brutal leg injuries will do that to athletic big men. But I'll give Greg some time since Amare didn't look that good at first and now can still jump outta the gym. I feel a little sorry for Channing though. I might even say he was as good of a prospect pre-injury as LaMarcus.
Yes, and Oden's injury wasn't brutal... they don't even know how it happened. As far as we know, it needed MF so that it would be stronger in the long haul - it just takes a while to rehab from.
Frye was a soft jumpshooting big man in college. That's what he is. An injury that happened after his college career presumably had little to do with it. Calling him as good a prospect as Aldridge seems an odd thing to do. Aldridge was a young top-3 pick out of college... Frye was the 8th pick after spending four full years at Arizona. The difference has been pretty marked at every steop of their careers. Ed O.
I think people forget how good Channing was before that injury his rookie year. He left Arizona second all-time in school history in blocks and third all-time in rebounds. The injury had a lot to do with it because he has no lift now, and won't block any shots anymore. Maybe it's a little far-fetched to say he was as good of a prospect as LMA, but Channing was a whole different player his rookie year. He was first-team all-rookie, was fifth in the ROY voting ahead of Deron Williams and was considered the future PF for New York.
That year was a fluke. I was saying it at the time. I'm not at all surprised that he reverted to his college play... which made him a late lottery pick, rather than a high one. Ed O.
The competition they faced dwell in different universes, skill-wise. The guys is British. Don't expect miracles.
I really disagree with most of you about Frye. Players typically look bad when they're playing roles they're not accustomed to. Not to mention, his slow start can be attributed to his offseason knee surgery. This can set people back. Unfortunately for him, he was given his most minutes right when he was returning from the injury. He's hardly ever in the game now. For some it's pretty tough to get your rhythm when you're only in the game for 2 to 5 minute stretches. He's never played this few of minutes in his career. With about a month after surgery, and with extended court time, Channing did a great job. November 19th though the 26th, he played 5 games averaging: - 19 minutes - hit 20 of 39 shot attempts - hit 5 of 8 3-pt shots - hit 8 of 11 ft attempts - 11 points per game - 1 Turnover - 4 rebounds (to be expected considering his role in the offense to be on the perimeter) We won 4 of the 5 games. Look if he gets minutes he produces. He doesn't get those minutes. It's not his fault. Travis has been producing and the team is winning. Frye's not complaining about minutes. In the event though that Travis is moved, Frye will come in, and like usual, help us win games.
