ESPN Draft Buzz : Rockets using Landry to try to acquire lotto pick

No not even them. We shouldn't trade a PF for a PG/SG anyways. Most teams never do that. I would only want Griffin as I said before or maybe I would trade Landry if I could get Hasheem Thabeet too. We would lose some offense, but gain a lot more defense. Only those two guys and that's it.

 

If trading Landry means getting into a pick that Morey can use then so be it. Hey he is not that great. Good player but the fact is he is expendable. If we are going to be sitting ducks and stand still while other teams improve, this team will not go anywhere this upcoming offseason. Landry has lost alot of his explosiveness after that previous injury. He is also only going to only get older and slower which then makes him utterly useless. He's not a Tim Duncan, a Kevin Garnett, or even a Robert Horry. He's just a Role player that can easily be replaced. While his stock is high sell it and get us something that could be of some use.

 

You act like Landry is the second coming of Duncan. Landry's are a dime a dozen and they can be found in more places than just this years draft. Take a look at guys like Leon Powe, Glen Davis, Jason Maxiell, Brandon Bass, Mareese Speights, Udonis Haslem, Paul Millsap (rich man out of the group). I just named a few guys off the top of my head. These are all guys associate with Landry (Players who are 8th-10th best man on the team) just like Landry with exception of Millsap who has distinguished himself in a class above and Haslem who's a bit more proven.

And you're trying to say you don't want to trade Landry for a 2,3,4 or 5th pick at an opportunity to draft and groom a potential starter/star? Thank goodness no GM in their right mind would offer those picks for Landry straight up. Cause only a fool like you wouldn't accept a deal like that if it were on the table.

 

Yeah, proven bigs for rookie unknowns never worked.

Yours truly,
Vlade Divac for Kobe Bryant

 

/bump
/agree

 

Didn't I just say I wouldn't mind taking Hasheem Thabeet for Landry and wouldn't Thabeet go top 5? Read the post before you reply to one, stupid. And if I ever thought Landry was the second coming of Duncan then why would I want Griffin or Thabeet over him?

You said potential starter/star too right? Keyword there is potential. Landry has plenty of that and he's a proven player that can be a starter as well. BTW Landry is you're 6th man off the bench so that would basically make him next best guy on the team from the starters (with the exception of Brooks maybe). He isn't our 8th, 9th or 10th best player on the team; he's atleast the 6th best guy on the squad. If you think he's the 8th-10th best on this team then you are the fool.

 

I'm not saying he's Dream or Shaq, but he is better then some are making him out to be.

 

Did I ever say that they would never worked out? Some people's reading skills on this board as pathetic. I said I wouldn't take a guard for Landry in this weak draft. Last time I checked, there wasn't a Kobe Bryant or Kobe Bryant talent in this draft. And don't say Harden could be too, cause you would just look dumb.

 

Thats for sure! Haha

 

Typo's happen to everyone psshh!

 

I caught that lol but I wasnt talking about that or you inparticular. Haha go check out the "NBA Dish" forum, maybe you'll see what I mean.

 

I'd take a lottery draft prospects potential whether it's a guard or forward over Landry and not just Thabeet. By the way our depth if everyone were to be healthy in terms of rank from 1-10

1)Yao
2)Mcgrady
3)Artest
4)Scola
5)Battier
6)Brooks

Order is debatable but the above 6 are CLEARLY better/more valuable than Landry.

7,8,9,10) Landry, Lowry, Wafer, Hayes. Where these players fall in terms of rank really depends on the situation and who our opponent has on the floor so actually Landry does fall in as our 8th, 9th or 10th best player. 7th at BEST. NOOB.

 

Dude you're makin yourself look like such an ass everytime you post. And callin people idiots or stupid doesn't really help you prove your point, just to let ya know...

So you're telling me that if Amare (one of your personal favs) was in this draft, keep in mind he came straight outta high school, as unproven as he was without going to college you wouldn't try to move up to take him?

No one had any idea that Amare would become an All Star, but of course you woulda right. That's what is going on now, again not saying that any of these guys are All Star or even star material but you wouldn't try to move into picking the next "potential" with a former 31st pick????

What's wrong wit you?

 

Bottom line as we see it takes a lot to move into the lottery

 

TSquare on Hornets boards in 1996:

"Last time I checked, there wasn't a Michael Jordan or Michael Jordan talent in this draft. And don't say Bryant could be too, cause you would just look dumb"

Fact is you can't tell how people will turn out, you can only project how players would work out. Don't rule people out without seeing them play an NBA game, because then that makes you look dumb.

 

This statement makes it sound like you think Charlotte knew Kobe would be Kobe. In which case, you would just look dumb.

 

Good post.

 

We can debate about this all day but Tmac is never healthy and he is nothing to this team right now but a trade asset. No one knows how he'll come back anyway or if he'll even play for us again. That puts Landry in the top 6 atleast and some would even put him top 5 on this team cause he's a way more consistent player than Brooks (who gets more minutes than Landry BTW). Even considering if Tmac was healthy I would put Landry above Brooks just for those facts just stated. And some people would even say Lowry is better than Brooks too. But like I said, we can debate this all day. NOOB.

You should ask yourself the same question, "What's wrong wit you?" It doesn't matter about when a NBA player was picked, it matters if they are actually good or not. Take for instance Monta Ellis(40th pick), Gilbert Arenas(31st) or Paul Millsap(47th). Landry was a 31st pick or whatever but if he didn't have the knee problems he had in the pass, he would have gone earlier. The Detriot Pistons thought Darko had "potential" too so they picked him 2nd overall over players like Wade and Bosh. Didn't turn out so great did it?

 

You are dumb after all.