If the 2007-2008 draft was done today, how high would Landry go?

his a lottery pick and if the rockets played him more he would probaly be all rookie first team.

 

Scola wasn't in the draft...

 

According to his college record he would maybe go in the mid twenties...not much lower....HE IS STILL UNDERSIZED WITHOUT a JUMPSHOT!

Noone knows if he will get any better honestly....he was surprising but still inconsistent.

 

Maybe his jumpshot and D was inconsistent, but it wasnt from a lack of effort at least. Just ROOKIE growing pains on the job. Landry showed good touch and form on his jumper there's potential there...and really he was only inconsistent after the injury.

There's a lot of power forwards that arent 6-11. Carlos Boozer, Elton Brand, David West, Kenyon Martin, Josh Smith, David Lee, Ben Wallace C/PF, then guys like Paul Millsap, Brandon Bass...it helps to have height but it also helps to be good along with it.

 

If we are going simply on how he was projected coming out of college, i'll say 1st player in the 2nd round.

 

SHROOPY I would personally trade Landry for any of the guys on that list and its too early to say a consistently GOOD player....sorry but I want the rockets have a better threat than Landry has been so far.

If he could shoot as well as he DUNKS I wouldn't mind sabotaging our payroll but so far he's a QUARTER year wonder...not worth the trouble yet.

 

Really? I wouldn't trade him for Brewer, Noah, or Hawes.

 

You do realize that some of those guys were drafted on potential and can still be super-stars...this draft was last year...These guys still need time to develop. Landry is at least 2 years older than some of the lottery picks

 

No. 31

 

I say #1.

Let Morey call John Paxson and trade Landry for Derrick Rose.

 

Yep. The reason Landry fell then is the same reason he would have fallen in any draft. His knees are highly suspect. They still are.

 

I understand that and that is why i did not include Conley, Green, Yi, and Wright on the top 10 picks that I wouldn't trade Landry for. I was surprised last year when Brewer went so high as I do not see a whole lot of potential in him although I still see him as a decent wing off the bench in the future. Noah IMO is a good hustle player with not a lot of upside and I believe Landry has more upside than him. Hawes really hasn't shown any indication of being anything special so far and I view him as a average big man in the future. IMO the Kings drafted big men way earlier than they should have been selected for 2 straight drafts.

Based on what we have seen last season, I see Landry as a late top 10 pick. But at the time of the draft, #31 was right where he should have been.

 

how do you not like corey brewer? he is a great defender (much better than landry), doesn't have suspect knees, and has higher potential. I would trade landry for #8 and down any day. I don't like joakim noah...and i would think about it pretty hard core for spencer hawes. I'd trade landry for al thornton in a heartbeat

 

I think he will be a decent player and is a good defender but I don't see a whole lot of offensive potential in him. He can be a Battier type defender in the future but I think his offensive potential is limited even compared to Battier. I see him as a solid role player off the bench on a good team. I'd take my chances with Landry rather than Brewer.

I would also trade Landry for Thornton without hesitation.

 

Can definitely understand not shelling out big dollars. Its no big deal but you have a definition of consistency and I have my own. I'm just saying Carl Landry's 30 games of good play (jump shot or not) beats other rookies 80 games of mediocrity. I'm not gonna go all cheapo and hold random things against him like jumpers and lack of shot creativity trying to make him look like Mike Harris, marginalizing the good things about Landry's play.

I didnt proclaim Landry to be top 3 in his draft class anyway. I mentioned his inconsistencies on D, his jumpshot, can add in free throws, and of course his injury. He is what he is at this point - an energy spark off the bench and good finisher. And that might be all he'll ever be. There's rookies NOT on that list I'd trade him for.

Still in my opinion the criteria used against him, when including ALL ROOKIES it doesnt do much to damage him. What other big players from that list have a reliably good jumper? Landry shot .616 from the field. Yi Jianlian with his coveted jump shot hit .421...Landry was 2nd team All Rookie, no Corey Brewer in it. Spencer Hawes and Brandan Wright didnt even get a vote. And his dreaded jump shot if you're to watch it, its evident he has good form on it. I'm not gonna turn it into a Chuck Hayes never-can-happen shot.

 

Obviously his knee is still a question, so there is still a red flag there. He has played a year, so I dont think you can really say his knee is fine yet. great surprise player this year, hopefully he continues to grow and become a star in this league, but as of right now i think he would have been drafted maybe top 10, top 20 though for sure.

 

With his serious knee issues he would be a late round flyer at best.