That should be the foward rotation for the rest of the season, Curry, Lee, Frye, and Butler....along with franics marbury nate, woods, and q

WHY IS JALEN ROSE ON THIS TEAM, i don't need to see crawford, rose, and taylor ever again there is no use for them, let them get paid

I like Butler. He plays hard and is young. But why does no one talk about the fact that he is FAT for an NBA player. He's almost as bad as Curry. With Curry, it's "laziness" but with Butler no one cares.

Posted by Bonn1997:

I like Butler. He plays hard and is young. But why does no one talk about the fact that he is FAT for an NBA player. He's almost as bad as Curry. With Curry, it's "laziness" but with Butler no one cares.

I think you answered your own question there. He's fat but he's not lazy. He could definitely be a better player if he was in better shape though. I suspect he would've been drafted if that was the case.

>>I suspect he would've been drafted if that was the case.

VD - you suspect incorrectly.

Lazy has never been a word associated with Butler. Butler received some bad advice in high school with regards to his NBA draft position. His so-called advisors inflated his worth and he wound up caught with no place to go as a result. Another young man placing too much value in the opinion of aggressive agents.

He would be a junior in college.

He worked his way back via the CBA. Good for him.

Position: C
Class: Early Entry
High School: Coastal Christian Academy (VA)
Ht., Wt.: 6'9, 263

BIO: Butler has spent time at three different high schools in his career. The Mississippi native was named the best player in the state in 2002 and 2003, making the 2003 McDonald's All-American team. Butler, who committed to Tennessee, spent this past school year at a pair of prep schools getting ready for this draft. Butler developed his national reputation playing for the Alabama Lasers AAU team. The 19-year-old has excellent hands and a great low-post presence. He still needs work on conditioning and adding to his repertoire.

ANALYSIS: Butler is one of the fastest-rising big men in the draft. Nearly every NBA official was impressed with him at Chicago, and he secured a spot for himself in the second round as a result.

POSITIVES: Butler has a body made for the NBA. Not only did he check in at 263 pounds at Chicago, but his frame is toned and muscular. Unlike most players his size, Butler has excellent agility. He never plays outside of his limitations and sticks to the stuff that you want your big man to do - rebound, block shots and score garbage buckets.

NEGATIVES: At 6-8 without shoes, one has to wonder if Butler is tall enough to play the pivot in the NBA. He lacks the mid-range or post game that you want out of your power forward, so he might be a downgrade at that position. Butler is also raw. He never played at a level of basketball any higher than prep school.

Prep School

all I can say is beware of the Trevor Ariza syndrome. Just because a guy looks hot for a short period doesnt mean anything. Just as Kevin Maas.

Frank Williams lit up the Lakers and prompted Kobe to go over to the scorers table and say who is this guy?
Our old buddy Ariza was great for furious defense, steals and dunks for stretches. Then when he played extended minutes he got exposed and fast.

I think JB is a great project. He plays very hard and that block last night after HE got blocked was spectacular, and I guarentee it got LB's attention. He's got soft hands and nice moves. Pretty funny the perspective it puts when you consider what we spend for JJ and how we would just have been better suited to work on JB.

Keep JB doing what he's doing. Practice hard, make the most of his opportunities.

Posted by MS:

That should be the foward rotation for the rest of the season, Curry, Lee, Frye, and Butler....along with franics marbury nate, woods, and q

WHY IS JALEN ROSE ON THIS TEAM, i don't need to see crawford, rose, and taylor ever again there is no use for them, let them get paid

I like this rotation but I still feel that Jalen could give us something more than Nate. Nate, when he makes a play and it works looks nice, but more often than not he disrupts. Jalen can play within the offense and play team ball.

Why you hate Jalen so much? He did make a bunch of bad play against Spurs but he hasn't been THAT bad.

Posted by Marv:

I still want to see Jackie BLue next to Curry not in A Hurry. Jackie banging could free up Eddy to deal.

The one thing that I will add about Jackie is that he is more of a center than PF. And a lot of opposing PFs will stretch the defense all the way to the 3 point line, something Jackie _may_ have a hard time with.

Posted by tkf:

I saw JB up close on the floor at the Hawks game, this 6'8 without shoes is bullshyt.... he looked taller than both curry and frye....

what?! really? I always got the feel that he was 6'10" at BEST.