Posted by BRIGGS:

Heck, on the D 7-1 275 wingspan 7-6 and still growing, he could be a force by just being out there-who can move him?

Posted by BRIGGS:

“Andrew is the best pure high
school center in the country
and has tremendous size, soft
hands and a nice scoring
touch. We expect him to be an
immediate inside physical
presence. He had a terrific
summer, gaining valuable
experience and confidence. He
is a young senior, having just
turned 17, and his potential is
limitless. Coach Mark Taylor
has been instrumental in his
development and has put
together a challenging
schedule for Andrew’s senior
year.”
-Jim Calhoun


Oh yeah, Uconn is ranked pre-season number 1 and has lottery and potential low 1s in Josh Boone[better than Channing Frye himself right now] and Hilton Armstrong in the post, yet JC makes it clear that Andrew is beuing put into an impact position immediately.
the same guy who said Bynum has more potential than Okafor and shoves lottery pick after lottery pick into the nBA!

Channing Frye stayed 4 years in college and the best he can do in the run and gun is 15+7?
i mean Channing frye was thought of as a high 2nd round draft pick 3 months ago!

Briggs I'm with ya man. Say no to Channing!

Posted by BRIGGS:

Posted by gunsnewing:

showing an impressive defensive position

http://mirrorimageorigin.collegepublisher.com/media/paper243/stills/we78fj4n.jpg

hahahahahahaha

keep in mind that Bynum is only 17 and his body still has a lot of maturing to do but he already is pretty massive

[Edited by - gunsnewing on 06/13/2005 00:45:45]

By year 2, hes going to be able to take guys the size of Channing frye and push them right into the basket. Hll I want to see what he can do in year 1. Give him 10 minutes a game, clog up the lane and go to the basket. One of the best assets of bynum is big huge hands and is able to snatch everything. The ability to catch and finish--he can already do it, along with 2-3 nice post moves.
Heck, on the D 7-1 275 wingspan 7-6 and still growing, he could be a force by just being out there-who can move him?

Posted by TheloniusMonk:

Posted by BRIGGS:

Posted by gunsnewing:

showing an impressive defensive position

http://mirrorimageorigin.collegepublisher.com/media/paper243/stills/we78fj4n.jpg

hahahahahahaha

keep in mind that Bynum is only 17 and his body still has a lot of maturing to do but he already is pretty massive

[Edited by - gunsnewing on 06/13/2005 00:45:45]

By year 2, hes going to be able to take guys the size of Channing frye and push them right into the basket. Hll I want to see what he can do in year 1. Give him 10 minutes a game, clog up the lane and go to the basket. One of the best assets of bynum is big huge hands and is able to snatch everything. The ability to catch and finish--he can already do it, along with 2-3 nice post moves.
Heck, on the D 7-1 275 wingspan 7-6 and still growing, he could be a force by just being out there-who can move him?

Briggs, being that I have never seen this guy play, why is it that he's projected to low in the first round? If he is all that you say he is why is he not top 3? Maybe you can help me with that...or someone who has actually seen him play.

Posted by TheloniusMonk:

[quote]Posted by BRIGGS:

[quote]Posted by gunsnewing:

[quote] showing an impressive defensive position

http://mirrorimageorigin.collegepublisher.com/media/paper243/stills/we78fj4n.jpg

Posted by gunsnewing:

you're crazy Granger models his game after Scottie Pippen. He's as an all around player as it gets! I personally at the moment give the slight edge to Wright because I think a great athletic shooter like Wright will benefit our offense and SG position more than a guy who does a little of everything. We already have Ariza. But hey Granger can flat out score unlike Ariza so who knows! I'd put Webster 3rd behind those guys, followed by Graham.

Posted by crzymdups:

Posted by nyk4ever:

Frye is polished but he's not good enough for #8. Why are you willing to pass up on Danny Granger for a player thats not as good as him? If you want a big then take Randolph Morris at 30, he will be there and theres absolutely no different in skill between him and Frye and Morris only played one year of college ball! You guys see a player listed at anything over 6'10 and immediately start drooling, Channing will never EVER live up to being picked 8 if he is, atleast with Danny Granger you are getting a Paul Pierce clone who plays much better defense and will be an All-Star candidate for years to come.

[Edited by - nyk4ever on 06/13/2005 01:06:53]

Granger is a great shooter, but as for the rest of his game, I don't know. I haven't seen much but great shooting from him.

I've seen Frye and Morris play and I was far more impressed about Frye. I'm going on actually seeing Frye play quite a bit. I think he can be very good NBA starter. I'm not saying that because of his size, but I think quite a few people are basing their Bynum love based on HIS size.

If Frye is such a reach at 8, why has Golden State offered him a promise at 9? Why are the Lakers drooling over him at 10?

As for Briggs draft record, I seem to remember him touting Araujo (Toronto's 8 pick last summer) quite heavily. Based on his size. sometimes it takes more than size to make a player. Frye is a player. Asassinate his game all you want, apparently Isiah, Chris Mullin and the Lakers feel differently.

Posted by crzymdups:

Posted by BRIGGS:

HS kids will never be projected correctly. Just look at last year--Josh Smith JR Smith 17+19? they are HIGH lottery talents, no doubt about it.

J Oneal 16
Amare 9
Rashard Lewis 33
Kobe 13

its hard for people to project

you left out

Curry 4
Chandler 2
Bender 5
Griffin 7
Diop 8
Kwame 1
Miles 3

only guy there with the Skills, size and wingspan of Bynum is Curry and he's lazy with a bad heart. Bynum right off the bat proved that he is not lazy by showing up to camp 30-40LBS lighter. The rest of those guys have very little post moves and are nothing more than 20mins per game shotblockers. But hey their teams drafted them because they were all 7ft!

[Edited by - gunsnewing on 06/13/2005 01:24:55]

Posted by gunsnewing:

Posted by crzymdups:

Posted by BRIGGS:

HS kids will never be projected correctly. Just look at last year--Josh Smith JR Smith 17+19? they are HIGH lottery talents, no doubt about it.

J Oneal 16
Amare 9
Rashard Lewis 33
Kobe 13

its hard for people to project

you left out

Curry 4
Chandler 2
Bender 5
Griffin 7
Diop 8
Kwame 1
Miles 3

only guy there with the Skills, size and wingspan of Bynum is Curry and he's lazy with a bad heart. Bynum right off the bat proved that he is not lazy by showing up to camp 30-40LBS lighter

But why is it that everyone was trying to get 'Baby Shaq' back then and with Bynum not a whole lot of hype is surrounding him? I remember that year I was hoping against hope that some way or another we could wind up with Curry. I hadn't really seen him play but the way teams were salivating over him I felt that he must have been something special. I'm not getting that with Bynum....with the exception of this site. I'm just trying to get to the bottom of why that is. It makes me somewhat hesitant about wanting him at 8. I dunno