No more combo guards for me please. I like Foye and I think the Mike James comparison is right on, but he is still a SG in a 6-3 body that doesn't have a whole lot of PG skills. Along w/ shooting, I really want to see some size and athleticism on the perimeter.
I also want the size and athelikicism on the perimeter, but I think Foye will develop into a very good player. If the rumors are true about Orlando shopping the 10, we should jump on it, and draft both Foye and Brewer, (or Brewer and Reddick). That would be an awesome draft. Foye/Brewer- you have a great defensive back court, as well as people who can handle the rock, slash and attack the basket on offense. Brewer/Reddick- you have Brewer bring up the ball, play point and Reddick play shooting on offense, for defense you have Brewer on the SG and Reddick on the point. I like both of those, and really want us to go for the 10.
Damn. Carney looks absolutely ferocious on the break. And he can shoot the 3. I still like Brewer's overall skillset, but I would not be disappointed in Carney at all. Oh and ClutchCityReturns, I disagree about Stro. He would look good throwing down the ball, he I've never seen him run the court with such single-minded determination as Carney showed in just a few highlights. And we could most definitely run enough to make it worthwhile. Remember two years when we were outscoring the likes of Phoenix and Denver in transition. We were doing it with guys like Sura, Wesley, and Barry. All it takes are a couple of guys committed to pushing the ball and running the lane to make it worthwhile. Rafer can push the ball. If we get Tracy healthy, and put a Carney next to him, that would really ignite our break. I still prefer Brewer, but I wouldn't be that disappointed if we picked Carney instead. Or if we traded for Seattle's pick and got them both. That would be pretty nice.
We are bringing Carney back for a 2nd workout if anybody didn't know... he said he is coming back cause his 1st workout was bad. http://draftexpress.com/viewarticle.php?a=1346
huh If we can get brewer and redick, or carney and redick man, that would be crazy...hopefully we get lucky and yes, say no to combo guards!
I'm not trying to start a needless argument or anything, but Stromile looked different when he was at LSU. He too was described as ferocious, and a good competitor. In the NBA it's been quite a different story. I just hate to take a chance on another guy that seems to be 10 parts athleticism, 1 part determination.
He has twice the handles that Luther has, but trust me when I say I'm not advocating him as a pick at #8. I'd put him a little closer to a Mike James type of player, but I do not want to spend our Lottery pick on another damn tweener anyway. They should just draft Brewer and then sign Mike James with the MLE if they want "a Mike James type" so badly.
Hey, that's the draft for you. You just never know how guys will pan out. The the two big immeasurables are injuries and desire. You really don't know who's got the determination and who doesn't. Just as an example, I don't think anyone can definitively say that Brewer has it and Carney doesn't, or vice versa. Some guys don't seem to make it happen in the college game, but end up panning out in the pros. Others look like world-beaters in college but can't get it to translate to the NBA. We'll see how it works out. Hopefully the Rockets make the right choice, whatever that turns out to be.
thoughts after watching the highlight videos- carney's takes it to the basket hard. He rarely does layups, mostly all dunks, which is not only exciting but it has a less percentage of being blocked in the NBA. Carney's shot isnt as smooth as I thought it would be. Since he is compared to tmac, I thought he could just shoot right off the dribble, which makes tmacs shot look really smooth and in motion. Carney stops when he shoots, so it doesnt look as smooth. Brewer's shot looks kinda funky. Idk if its because of his right arm extension problem, but ive never seen anything like it. Both of his elbows are out instead of his shooting arm in. Reddick has terrible shot selection. If you have the time any of you, go to youtube and search JJ reddick. You'll see a video of him shooting a 3 on a 5-1 fast break. If he's gonna do that in the NBA, I think he shouldnt be drafted by the rockets. Bargnani excites me. If there is any way of getting him I would do it. Trading with the Raptors would do it, but I don't think they would take Howard, but they might take swift. They already have a chris bosh (who is like swift with more passion for the game) but i think swift would fit in playing next to bosh. He would learn to bring it every game. Anyone who goes to the Raptors looks better than when they are on another team. For instance, when mike james was on the rockets he was never a leader. Once he was traded to the raptors, he was nomiated for most improved player. Mike James is old, its hard to improve when your in your 30s almost on your way out of the NBA. For him to be nominated for the most improved player is just unthought of. I think the raptors should look into trading down for swift. It wouldnt be a loss for the rockets, because they could then draft Bargnani and get the shooting 4 JVG wants. Everyone would be happy.
I think you mean Seattle. Getting Foye/Brewer or Redick/Brewer would be very interesting, but I hope we don't throw in our 2007 1st Rounder. Even though we hopefully won't be picking anywhere near #10 next season, next year's draft is going to be very good IMO.
Congratulations. I hadn't heard this one yet. "The Raptors should trade for Swift because everyone looks better on the Raptors." Right.
Trading our 2007 1st rounder is probably the only way Seattle will go for it. If we can just bounce back the way we should, we should be drafting in the 20s. And even in a deep draft, a pick in the 20's shouldn't be better (or at least not that much better) than a #10 pick this year. Especially if one of the top guys falls to our #8 and we pick up Brewer at #10.
JJ showed a little more than just shooting. He showed he could get points in the paint because of his ability to run without the ball and his handles aren't as bad as I thought. He is short and although maybe a little quicker than expected there are many guys who are much bigger,faster and have a much more all round game in the league. I think he will struggle a lot on defense. I wouldn't pick him at the 8th spot. Brewer is a better choice at the 8th, Carney looks good in the open court but needs to improve his handles. I would have Brewer as my 1st choice,Foye as a 2nd choice,and Carney as a 3rd choice.
Why do you think Mike James was nominated for the Most improved player? He was a role player for the rockets, not even one of the top 3 guys for the 04-05 rockets. Also, he's in his 30's, he only has a few more years left in the NBA. Most players' games decline when they get to their 30s, take Shaq as an example. The Raptors would let Swift get more playing time and let him develop.
