How good do you think Goran Dragic could be?

A poor version of Steve Nash...


and that is not bad at all.

 

Spot on comparison.

 

I see this too. He's never going to be as great a shooter but He's very creative around the basket, unafraid of contact and left handed.

 

Ceiling: Beno Udric

 

I'd be so bold to say put him up for a MIP candidate for next season.

 

I think he can kick Vujacic's ass - that makes him good in my book.

 

Contrary to belief, hes a good slasher. He plays like Ginobili in a way but doesn't have a real consistent jumper yet. He is good folks, and will win over alot of fans with his play

 

He's gonna start next season .... hate lowrly

 

Hm, I wasn't aware that people thought lowly of his driving ability. The few times I've seen him play he has completely embarrassed at least one post defender in the paint with some crafty little move... heck I've seen him embarrass quite a few players on just one drive. I remember the first time I saw him play the first thing I wondered was why the heck I'd never heard of him before. He was surprisingly competent for a lesser known player.

I expect him to be a better backup PG than Brooks was. If his shooting numbers don't get better then he'll always be a backup. I like him and regardless of whether Brooks was worth more, I am kind of glad we picked him up. He's no messiah, but he is always a fun player to watch and pretty decent too.

 

He definatly will be better than Kyle Lowry, he has the attitude of Nate Robinson when balling, get's it crunker than Aaron Brooks and will be a better fit sinse he shoots less than Brooks. Kmart and Scolas PPG should raise up sinse Brooks and his 15 shot attempts are going to be gone.

 

If you've drawn a probability distribution for Goran Dragic, I would say you have multiplied both the max and the min by a factor of 10.

He is not "solid off the bench" right now in Phoenix, so you've already said the worst case means he completely changes his performance.

Look at his shooting percentage and his turnover percentage. I can't believe "top 5" potential is mentioned. I'm not sure he's in the top 50 right now. The Suns made this trade because: (1) they are not interested in Goran's future -- it looks bleak to them, after three years with him, and (2) they hope Brooks can regain his form of last year and take over when Nash is gone.

I hope Goran kicks ass here, and I'm really happy that Nash says he's a great guy and a good teammate, but good lord are we exaggerating him on here. It's just crazy.

I think at worst, he will make us miss Ish the Dish when Kyle is hurt. At best, he will greatly reduce his career turnover rate (over 20% of possessions, mind you), play the defense you guys envision, and make a few open shots (like he did, kind of, last year), and then we'll have a serviceable back-up point guard.

Bringing hotties to the Toyota Center is a nice bonus to, as per Yo_yo's report.

 

My god he hasn't even played a game for the Rockets and the homerism is full effect!

 

best case tony parker
worst case kirk hinrich

 

We've not had a decent sized point guard for awhile. He looks like he does not have the drama baggage and does whatever the coaches ask. Looks like a hard worker. We need a big point guard to handle the bigger point guards in the league... Being mentored by Nash doesn't hurt either.

 

Disagree. I think he can be the shorter white Magic Johnson.

 

Kirk Hinrich is that bad?

 

-He's going to be a fan favorite for sure. Scrappy, hussle player, actually plays decent defense for a PG.

-Decent skillset, better shooter than his % says this year. Can slash and get in the paint like Lowry used to do, but still looks to shoot or draw contact first. Learned under Steve Nash for a couple seasons.

-Defense -

The biggest issue with the Rocket's defense this year has been dribble penetration for easy buckets in the paint and giving up fast breaks. This starts with the PG putting pressure on the ballcarrier.

If Goran can be used as a thorn in the side type of defender to the opposing PG off the bench, this could pay off huge for the Rockets defense. They need litterally two more seconds off of the oppositions shot clock to allow the slower Bigs (Scola, Miller) to get in position on defense. Its a small upgrade that can pay huge dividends.

-Great backup PG if he plays as motivated as he was last season in Phoenix.

 

Billips is his ceiling

 

I haven't seen much, but I remember him doing well against our defense(WHO DOESN'T).
If you watch what he's done against the spurs and lakers IN THE PLAYOFFS, you'd
be pretty impressed, like I am. I have high hopes for he and lowry as a tandem. He has got some serious moves for finishing in the paint, good vision and nice outside shot. I think we can stick with these (2) 24 year old PGs for a while, no problem. He and Lowry about the same---"decent to good" starter as their ceiling.

 

the next hakeem.
(if dream were white and 7 inches shorter.)

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