We passed up JAMEER NELSON for Dorrel Write, an 18 year old high school prep kid that won't be NBA ready for 3 years. You don't pass up a sure thing like Jameer Nelson for an 18 year old high school kid who has not proven himself and won't be ready to play for a while. What a bust. But hey, in Riley we trust... <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Fans in AmericanAirlines Arena, experts on ESPN and just about everybody else with interest in the Heat's draft pick figured the Heat would, with the No. 19 pick, select a polished point guard with the potential of Tim Hardaway. Instead, the Heat shocked them all and took a raw high school forward that could one day become Penny Hardaway. Passing on popular St. Joseph's point guard Jameer Nelson, the Heat chose Dorell Wright, an 18-year-old, 6-7 wing player from South Kent Prep in Connecticut. Heat president Pat Riley figured there would be some critics when the team without a true point guard passed on Nelson, the consensus college player of the year last season. But Riley is looking past next season when it comes to Wright. "I know it's not the most popular thing, but we're excited about it," Riley said. "I think if you take a look at all the players that were picked ahead of Dorell and you could see where teams are going. You can't pass on the possibility of the upside here."</div> More here.
Well you never know what might happen,I mean the Heat needed a pg,Wade would move to the 2 and then you can have Jameer running pg.I dont see why the Heat did draft him I mean come on this guy was the NCAA player of the year.
Mark Blount will likely be coming. Well I'd liked to have gotten Jameer, but I guess either Wade wants to play point, or the management wants him to be point. Dorell Wright will be the replacement for Eddie Jones in the future, he's not going to do anything now but can be a good athletic addition to Wade-Butler-Odom-Butler and Haslem.
I was very suprised when I heard Stern say Dorrel Wright instead of Jameer Nelson, stupid choice for the Heat.
I like and both hate the fact that it says he could be the next Penny. Simply because we're a young good team with plenty of potential. However we just lost Jones and Grant who're both pretty well experienced and intelligent veterans and individuals. If we're to get this guy, regardless of his being a rookie I hope he has some brilliant intelligence and maturity about him. A real thinker on the court. Though that's usually found in a PG, I would've us rather getting that or a C in the draft. We're pretty much set for our starters in the other positions as well as the bench.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting PrimeObjective:</div><div class="quote_post">I was suprised but they needed a bigger guy anyways.</div> We're going after a big man in free agency such as Mark Blount or Dampier, no reason not to draft the premier point guard in this draft when he was still available at 19th.
If he's going to be the next Penny, who'd going to be the Shaq that makes him a superstar? Today on "Stupid and Toast" or whatever their names are, they were defending the selection. The only argument was that Riley, Pfund and Mario... err, Van Gundy, know what they are doing, since they picked so well in the past two drafts. Laughable. There are absolutely NO parallels between Caron and Wade and this pick. Both Caron and Wade were the best proven players available, both played at the highest level on the NCAA and both were picked to fill needs. Caron was a steal. They were both NBA ready, not projects, and they came in and contributed the very first year. I don't see this kid doing that. If anything, Jameer was the logical choice following those two. The only explanation is that there's a trade on the works with a package of EJ and Caron.
Everything You Could Possibly Wanna Know About Dorell Wright ``He's smooth, he glides, the game's easy for him, he can shoot the ball, he had great workouts for us, and as far as his length goes, we're sort of enamored by that right now. ``I hate to put that on him, but when I watched him play the first time I thought of Penny Hardaway.'' Heat coach Stan Van Gundy said Wright is a perfect fit for a young, athletic team looking to play an uptempo style. ''He's long and athletic and a multi-skilled guy,'' Van Gundy said. ``That's what we're trying to do here. We want more scorers. <font size="1"><font color="red">Sorry man, but you can't post links to other forums (bbb), so I just quoted what was in your post in the link and edited into your post here. -Accord</font></font>
I think this guy will be an NBA superstar someday. But he isnt good enough to pass up a proven player Jameer Nelson. Jameer Nelson would have been instant impact and then they could have converted Dwyane Wade back to his original position Shooting Gaurd. But the GM must have seen something in this guy to pass up Jameer Nelson, I just hope they dont end up regretting this.
People talk about Dorell Wright as if he is terrible. Sure, he can't produce right away, but give him 2-3 years, he'll be the next T-mac I guarantee it. Jameer Nelson, he'll be alright for the first years, and be the same throughout his whole career. In the long run, Wright will be the best by far, he has so much more potential then a 5-11 PG. Trust me, you guys will be taking back what you said very soon when you see his potential. This kid is the raw real deal. Noone questions his potential. 108 points in a national prep invitational?! 53 points 20 rebounds?! And about gettin Nelson and putting Wade on SG, it isn't a very good idea. If you guys actually thought, you'd see. It would be having an immensely undersized backcourt. A 5-11 PG and a 6-4 SG, not very wise is it... Wright is a mature teenager, he thinks on the court. He has good decision making, he can handle the ball. He has a multi-faceted game, so he'll be able to play the 3, 2 even the 1. He imo is a steal in the draft.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">he'll be the next T-mac I guarantee it</div> We'll hold you on to that What I like is the Idea of having Wright and Wade at the 2 and 1 both being ball handling guards, if Wright can improve his handles enough (he wants to and they're working with him) to be able to be a secondary ball handler later it would be good.
Yeah it would be good. Eddie Jones is getting old and all he does is sit at the 3 point line and wait for the pass. He isn't the player he used to be, and the stealer he used to be. I say Wright takes his spot the season after this one....
You know, it's already been a couple weeks since the draft and I still can't believe that they didn't take Jameer Nelson. A proven player who is ready to produce. Instead, they took a high school project in Dorrell Wright. I sometimes don't understand the thought process of management at times. But, I can't do anything about this.
Wright has so much more potential, they are thinking about the future, since they can't win a championship right now. I think it's a good choice, seems like it's only me in this forum...
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Mr.Wade:</div><div class="quote_post">Wright has so much more potential, they are thinking about the future, since they can't win a championship right now. I think it's a good choice, seems like it's only me in this forum...</div> That is a good point. Unlike teams such as Orlando, Charlotte, etc. which need an immediate impact, we have the luxury of taking on a project which will be a future star since we do not need an immediate impact because we're already a playoff caliber team with Wade, Odom, Butler, etc.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Mr.Wade:</div><div class="quote_post">Wright has so much more potential, they are thinking about the future, since they can't win a championship right now. I think it's a good choice, seems like it's only me in this forum...</div> No, I'm pretty happy with the pick, I mean I was expecting Jameer to be picked, but I wasn't angry when Wright's name surfaced, I think he can be good, maybe a middle class (not poor) man's Tmac.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">If he's going to be the next Penny, who'd going to be the Shaq that makes him a superstar?</div> shaq!!!
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting cubanballer:</div><div class="quote_post">If he's going to be the next Penny, who'd going to be the Shaq that makes him a superstar?</div> haha, man I don't think any of us saw this move coming...
i've been saying since i saw him playing in the all-star games (high school) that dorrell was the future...i think it was an absolutely great pick at 19 and i would have passed on jameer in a heartbeat to take this kid...jameer will be a solid contributor right away...but for the rest of his career...he will always just be a solid contributor...the heat had the chance to take someone that can develop into a marquee bonafide superstar...can't hate that...the kid has special qualities in his athleticism and game (in a very raw stage...only been playin ball for a couple years)...and from all accounts is humble enough to work hard at improving every step of the way... and im gonna hafta give a big thumbs down to the bush/cheney signature...how can you support people who send 18/19 year old kids to die so the US can control middle east oil supplies...and oh yah...who got the contracts to lay the oil pipelines in iraq? oh right...halliburton...who is the ex ceo of halliburton (and more than likely still reaping ridiculous dividends off those contracts...)? Dick Cheney...thumbs down...thumbs down (and btw...i am not a hardcore liberal democrat, i am very moderate and would consider myself republican if anything...but imma smart republican that can realize when politicians are raping our nation for their own personal agendas)...
