This better not be a veiled attempt at a "We never should have gotten rid of Griffin" thread... How about this....Which is better, the Rockets WITH Griffin and Moochie, or the Rockets WITHOUT Griffin and Moochie?
Weatherspoon, at least he will be ready to suite up when it comes game time, Eddie on the other hand never was. He never really gave it all on the court for some reason. Tallent wise Eddie Griffin no doubt kid has a **** load of up side more than Weatherspoon ever did. So the answer to your question would be Eddie Griffin but in the ROX case its Weatherspoon becuase Eddie just didnt have his **** together.
I agree with A-Train. How can you compare them two when Weatherspoon hasn't even gotten the chance to play with us yet?
Better at what? Eddie Griffin is probably better as a basketball player overall...but he isn't playing. Weatherspoon is better than Amaechi and Moochie though.
I would take a 12 year, polished veteran over an immature, irresponsible, waste of talent any day of the week. Spoon will be a much better addition for the short term once he gets into playing shape. He got buried on the bench in NY so he will just need some time to get going again. Eddie is one of the biggest draft blunders of all time, even more so that Bryce Drew & Mirsad Turkcan being picked before Rashard Lewis.
Spoon is better at eating and staying out of trouble. Eddie is better at doing dope and finding trouble. Neither one of them play much basketball.
I think spoon was certainly better at the same stage of their respective career vs griffin. IN his second year.. spoon actually averaged a double double and played all 82 games and shooting close to 50%.. and ave around 1.4 blocks people were saying he was the second coming of sir charles. Granted philly wasn't a good team... but I doubt griffin can do anything likes that even in a bad team. Griffin can barely shoot over 40% and is not a consistent scorer inside or outside... can't drive... not a consistent rebounder... is depressed... his defense consists of getting out of position to try to get a block.. The only thing griffin has over spoon right now is potential and youth. It takes more than potential to be good. Coleman got all the potentials in teh world, but he is just an average role play now. I'm sure if JVG sees those intangibles in griffin, he isn't going to just waive him.
EG didn't hesitate to speak about the Nets picking him up. If this was all a ploy, so he could move to a different team then EG can just kiss my entire @$$. A BS artist - a true master. If it wasn't then I wish NJ luck with their new found head case.
Exactly, a simple equation of addition by subtraction. We are better without them and anything gained by their subtraction is a bonus...such as Spoon and additional playing time for Cato , MoT, and Wilks.
How about if you name your thread "Who's better: E.Griffin or Weatherspoon?" I've just had it with bad thread titles! -- droxford
rH, could you make those bullets basketballs instead? That'll be really kool. "No ball near my basket."
