He might not get a role on this team. But he will definitely be expected and demanded to raise his game so they can showcase him for a trade.
I'll admit I didn't see much of Dragic in Phoenix, but from what I've seen he's not that great. His lateral quickness is just not there and he just seems way too fragile to be guarding tougher PGs in the league. He does not have a killer first step or a go-to move that he can utilize over and over again. Great shooter, but seems more like a spot-up shooter than an off-the-dribble shooter. Not to mention this kid is RECKLESS. Reminds me of T-Will when he tried to do way too much as well. Didn't he go like 1-6 before making a shot in his debut game? I'm not against giving him time to develop his game in Houston, but please don't put this guy ahead of Lowry or overvalue him. I'd trade him for a decent SF in a heartbeat.
Most dragic fans are just ab haters praising the person he was traded for. completely blind to how poorly he has played for the rockets. heh sup den?
WTF??!! He has played great off the bench. Something that AB was having trouble doing. How many triple doubles does AB have in his career? In his short time as a Rocket, Dragic has one. AB was a good starter but terribly inconsistent. Even worse coming off the bench. It even showed in Phoenix. Dragic may not have scored as much as AB, but he sure defends better.
Dragic probably put himself over Lowry just to smack Lowry's big butt a couple of times and watch it jiggle.
We need an SF. If Dragic is as valuable as you guys think he is, then he can net us a decent SF in a trade.
Only one guy in this thread said he’s extremely talented whereas everyone else just said he’s better than Flynn and was a solid backup for us. Not sure why you’re so sensitive about this “overrating” of Dragic, but it goes without saying that we’d trade any backup for a starting position of need. Doubt Dragic’s that guy, though. Most teams are pretty set at PG.
heh. yeah he got a triple double playing (here it is) 45 minutes against the (oh my) Timberwolves. Yes hes a better defender than AB but AB was also playing at almost an allstar level the two years prior to his injury last season. keepin it real irl
How can he go 1-6 before making a shot. Makes no sense. How can he be like TWill when TWill didn't even play much. He is not a great shooter, he is at most average streaky shooter. He's a cheap backup point guard that goes hard on every play. Why do we need a backup to play better than Lowry anyways.
LOL I thought you were being sarcastic, but obviously you were serious. Dragic is among the fastest guards in the league - at 6'4 he can keep up with just abuot anybody and is a human fast brak machine who can push the ball full lenght of the court faster than some guards can run it His handles are not bad - he does look awkward sometimes but looks are deciving in his case. His bad posture doesn't result in bad handles. He's not quick? He's fragile, resulting in not being able to handle bigger point guards on defense? I completely belive you when you say you haven't seen him much. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaVMZo5YxhI You can see clearly how his speed and quickness are the bread and butter of his game as he constantly manages to break down the opposing defense and either finish or pass to the open man. You also might notice that his handles are not bad at all. And if you go to 5:22 you'll find the only good defensive possesion on Kobe by the suns. He tends to be quite biger, stronger and longer than your average PG. And yes, it was Dragic guarding him. I've no idea how did you manage to conclude he's not fit to be a good defender - he has allway been a gritty, pesky defender who caused problems to the opposing teams and has all the physical capabilities to cover the pg position.
he's one of the better defending pgs in the league, his shot can be inconsistent (although he did shoot 52% from outside for us, so he went thru a bit of a streak) though he really needs to work on his ft%, but he's a pg that knows he's a pg. No one is really suggesting he become the starter over kyle, but he doesn't generate that sinking feeling (that coinciding with the team's current position sinking) AB was giving us.
Flynn over hear because of mchale probably. Maybe Dragic will play back up sg when ever this big trade for some impact player goes down. But if not then i see dragic as a great 6th man. He takes the ball right down fast to the hole and knows what hes doing. Reminds me of Brooks alot how hes running really fast on breaks taking it to the hole
Flynn is going to have trouble getting on the court. Lowry's been great and Dragic has looked impressive in limited minutes. That said, he showed intriguing potential his first season, he's got a great attitude, and he's only 22. Besides, space might unexpectedly open up for him. If Lowry continues his play from last year, I expect him to be included in any trade we make for a superstar because he's such a great value. For instance, if DH12 makes it clear he wants out of Orlando, I think Martin-Lowry-Patterson and taking back Redick's contract (works on Trade Machine) would be a great place to start negotiations :grin:
It wasn't just surgery, even in his rookie year Flynn was horrible. He had a really good reputation coming into the draft as a "tough as nails/lunch pail" kind of guy but he played really soft, had horrible shot selection/mechanics, and was one of the worst defenders in the L. Flynn has speed but I don't know if he has anything else, he played in a bad system for his play style (the triangle) and had a terrible coach, so a lot of his deficiencies could probably be rectified if he has work ethic since things like soft play, bad D and bad shooting can be worked on with practice. Putting him over Goran Dragic right now is a joke considering Dragic is extremely explosive, an awesome defender/rebounder for his position and has enough court vision to make good plays once in a while.
Okay, settle down there buddy... John Wall, Derrick Rose are extremely explosive. Goran is just a good athlete.
He has some limitations, but he can be a backup PG on quite a few teams. I would have no problem trading him as part of a package for a quality SF. Battier was primarily a one sided player,and Bud is his opposite. Morris looks likes a tweener to me,who will need time to adjust to the league.
Dragic has one really great skill that most of the great true PGs have. He can keep his dribble alive in traffic.
