Posted by Ira:

Posted by gunsnewing:

I think Channing can give us as much as 16pts, 9rebs, 1.7blocks by year 2 or 3 but it still won't be enough if he's our best frontcourt player. Heck Sweetney can give us that

[Edited by - gunsnewing on 07/03/2005 16:59:58]

No way Frye gives us those numbers at any point in his career - especially the rebounds and blocks.

what if he does?

Posted by djsunyc:

here's my take on frye:

if he's a franchise center, there's no way he drops to 8 - no way in hell. he's not even mentioned top 5. that's a RED FLAG to those that think this guy is going to be the man in the middle.

that DOESN'T MEAN he won't be a really solid player there.

is there anything wrong with drafting a solid player at #8 - nope.
is there anything wrong for going after a high risk/high reward player at #8 - nope.


draft frye - don't draft frye - there are valid arguments on both sides.

all i can do is go by isiah's apparent skill of evaluating players for the draft.

maybe isiah's envisions a system of smart, solid players that play hard and not mentally inept and that's what he saw in frye, nate, and lee AND didn't see in bynum, granger, taft.

frye's ours now and there's no point in crying over spilled milk, unless it's mo taylor.

thank you for actually making sense as opposed to the usual Green, Bynum, Granger, Graham are high schoolers and will take years to be good if ever. I seriously do not know what some people expect out of an 8th pick. You take the best player available. If you want the clear cut best player in the draft than don't win meaningless games by playing Marbury 50mins on bad knees!