I'm gonna be in the minority, but I prefer Gansey. He's a physical player, plays tough defense, not afraid to bang for rebounds. He's also a frighteningly efficient shooter. He brings a John Starks mentaility to the game, with a smart shot selection.

I've mentioned my concerns about Reddick. A lot of people are saying Hornacek, but Hornacek could run an offense. Dunno that Reddick can (hasn't showed it yet). If you're undersized at 2G you need some major athleticism (Wade, Francis, Gordon). Does he have to conditioning to succeed in a MIller/Hamilton type role? Will he be able to stay with anyone on D, and if he can't, will an NBA coach leave him out there just for his O. Will they committ to making him a top 3 option on O even though he might be a liability in other areas?

Gansey's a little bigger and a much bigger factor on D. His hustle will also endear him to coaches.

Posted by VDesai:

I'm gonna be in the minority, but I prefer Gansey. He's a physical player, plays tough defense, not afraid to bang for rebounds. He's also a frighteningly efficient shooter. He brings a John Starks mentaility to the game, with a smart shot selection.

I've mentioned my concerns about Reddick. A lot of people are saying Hornacek, but Hornacek could run an offense. Dunno that Reddick can (hasn't showed it yet). If you're undersized at 2G you need some major athleticism (Wade, Francis, Gordon). Does he have to conditioning to succeed in a MIller/Hamilton type role? Will he be able to stay with anyone on D, and if he can't, will an NBA coach leave him out there just for his O. Will they committ to making him a top 3 option on O even though he might be a liability in other areas?

Gansey's a little bigger and a much bigger factor on D. His hustle will also endear him to coaches.

Not in the minority with me, I love Gansey and for the same reasons you said, I just think hes a better all around player. He's tough as nails and you don't have to worry about him on the defensive end either.

I just think that JJ is one of those ultimate college players that won't succeed in the NBA becuase their games are tailor-made for college. JJ is a great shooter, maybe one of the greatest ever but he's got to add more to it then that. I know alot of people love to talk about how JJ has been taking people off the dribble alot more this year but the fact is, he's still not doing it enough and if he can't do it in college, he's not going to be able to do it in the NBA. Also, like you said VDes, will coaches leave him in the game solely for his offensive ability?

I tell you one thing though, if JJ goes to a team like the Suns then he will be lethal but I think he has to be in that kind of system to to be successful in the NBA.

[Edited by - nyk4ever on 03-04-2006 2:47 PM]

If the Spurs pick isn't needed to trade up for Hilton Armstrong, I would love to use it on Mike Gansey. Also going with Gansey as the better pro.

[Edited by - edsonline on 03-04-2006 4:16 PM]

In related news, If we need a shooter, how about purchasing a second rounder and picking up Novak out of Marquette. Guy has size and can shoot the lights out. Was at the Marquette/Villanova game, and, if not for poor refereeing, he would've been responsible for another upset.

I don't remember Trajan college stats but did he average 29pts per game on 50% shooting?

it's very hard to find a good shotblocking/rebounding bigman thats late in the draft. Most sleepers are guards. guys like gansey, fernandez get overlooked because of size. These stiffs wind up in the D-league while guys likes Luther Head crack the rotation and make an impact. We need to seriously improve our defense but don't bank on late round rookies who won't even play under Brown. Makes good trades and use the MLE wisely to bring in some defense

Posted by gunsnewing:

it's very hard to find a good shotblocking/rebounding bigman thats late in the draft. Most sleepers are guards. guys like gansey, fernandez get overlooked because of size. These stiffs wind up in the D-league while guys likes Luther Head crack the rotation and make an impact. We need to seriously improve our defense but don't bank on late round rookies who won't even play under Brown. Makes good trades and use the MLE wisely to bring in some defense

Id be willing to use Lee and a pick[perhaps even chicago since they liked lee--obviously not ours but theirs] if i could turn it into sheldan Williams
and move the other pick up a tad to get Josh Boone.
something like pick 28 + Lee for pick 10
pick 22 Nate and cash to Utah for pick 14

I'm going to go with Gansey. I just don't think Reddick will be a good NBA player. He's from Duke, which means he's vastly overrated.