Unless this trade helps up get Dwight, then faq no.. I'll bet that Leonard from Illinois will be a better pro than Drummond..
I think with Drummond the expectations are too high. I know he is a lottery pick so the expectations are that he a franchise changer along the lines of a Yao Ming. However, if he ends up playing like Kendrick Perkins or Emeka Okafor it’s still a win. This is the biggest position of need for most teams in the NBA and if all you need to do is give up depth and assets you do not really need to get him you do so with no hesitation. Keep in mind that with Andre and Donatas Motiejunas we have real good size in the front court and DM is the scorer here. Houston is definitely the best team for Andre and this easily puts Houston in a position to land Dwight Howard or someone else. Drummond for the next few years will be as an asset to other teams in the NBA simply because he is a center so many teams will be willing to trade with Houston for him. Side note via other post here it seems like Houston may be pursuing 2 top ten picks. If by divine intervention that somehow worked maybe not necessarily the popular opinion, but I would pick Meyers Leonard with the second pick. Now you have 2 of the top 3 big men in the draft the worst of it is you have depth at the 5 and tradable assets the best of is you increase your chances of potentially have a center for the future to build around, whether the center is Dwight Howard or not.
Because after 3 years of McHale's tutoring he could be a 21 year old beast. (he's got to want it though)
Stupid, stupid, stupid. Barely any training camp and a condensed, abbreviated season that drastically reduced team practices.
Jordan Hill showed some post moves, Patterson was injured. I mean the lockout hurt us to with a shorten season.
My fear for Drummond... is that we would draft him, have a press conference, then send him to the Rio Grand Valley Vipers. I'm a Morey supporter but I'm beginning to question the wisdom of taking these young pros, telling them we are happy to have them on our team, and then sending them to the valley. If we take Drummond I hope we put him on the floor with Marcus Morris. Let them get their feet wet and figure the pros out.
My fear for Drummond... My fear for Drummond is that we would draft him, have a press conference, then send him to the Rio Grand Valley Vipers. I'm a Morey supporter but I'm beginning to question the wisdom of taking these young pros, telling them we are happy to have them on our team, and then sending them to the valley. If we take Drummond I hope we put him on the floor with Marcus Morris. Let them get their feet wet and figure the pros out.
YES!! 100% co-sign to that. Screw Howard. He doesn't wanna play here AND if you can get him, he aint staying. You lose him once he jets, and you lost all that talent you gave up to get him. Leaving you with.......NOTHING! Cap space? LMAO! Really???? Waste of time and energy. Just get Drum and Rivers or PJ3 let them grow into the All-star *some* think they will be.
They do it to give the player a chance to play and build his confidence instead of having them sit on the bench night after night losing confidence. Sending them to the Valley is only temporary and they know that.
My only problem with Drummond is that he played like dirt **** in the NCAA Tournament. Other than that, he did look impressive in his Kings workout, but at the same time, the media said his other Draft workouts have been mixed reviews.
Some of you guys might think Drummond might be a bust like thabeet but I think he would be great for this team
At worst he is going to be somewhere in between DeAndre Jordan and Javale McGee. Mad physique and athletic abilities but inconsistant, low motor, low IQ. But if he actually pans out well, I think in a couple of years he can be the 2nd best rookie from this class.
What about a trade in which Dwight goes to LA, Drummond and 16 and filler (Martin and Morris?) go to Orlando and Bynum goes here? At least Bynum will be much more likely to re-sign here and he's the second best center in the league. We could have a lineup of Dragic Lee Parsons Scola/Ppat Bynum/Dmo/Camby
Drummond or Dwight. Either one is worth taking a gamble on. If you fail then we're finally out of our mindnumbing rut of picking 14th every year. If you succeed then God bless. It's finally our time again. Do it Daryl. Whatever it takes.
