Posted by Solace:
Honestly, I think both are awful choices to build a franchise around. Zack has a bad attitude and has the Marbury-like issue of putting up great numbers and having no impact. Zack is clearly a better player, but EC has the center position. My big worry with Zack would be finding a complimentary center to play next to him is very tough... so I'd say Curry, since finding a PF better suited than Zack is easier than finding a center better than Curry. For example, I'd rather have Curry + Lee than Zack + Aldridge, although not by a wide margin.
The main point is that neither one is a suitable player to build around. You build around first-tier stars.... or you're flawed from the start. Period.
I didn't realize how huge a difference there was in their PER's actually. Zach: 25; Eddy 18.
As to the position issue, Zach's a PF but he could play center just as effectively as Eddy does. I'm not sure the 2 inches (probably closer to 1 inch) matter that much. Eddy doesn't have the baggage, though. I'll give him that part.
