Killa4luv wrote:Nalod wrote:Tyler fell. This dude is Dleague bound and eats a roster spot. Most likley two years away from getting minutes.I know some of us liked him, but the reality is his body is not NBA ready, he has not played at a high level anywhere, and the only thing we read is he tells a good story about his coach talking to him. He is a project and we not doing projects.
The other trades involved draft picks. Ours are gone.!
His body is NBA ready. He is a big kid. He's not one of these rail thin bigs, he has an NBA body now.
19 years old bigs don't have a good success rate if not in shape and have "man strength" in their legs. Its not that he is too skinny, but playing in Japan don't get you ready.
Is he better than our Jerome Jordan? Was he willing to go to europe?
He fell way past us at 17 all the way to almost out of the draft. 45th pick does not exactly install fear that we missed a golden opportunity.
He needs to lose weight? Think of those words when it pertains to being 19 and wanting to be in the NBA. He is not "NBA READY", that is what we need at the moment.
Do I think he is worthy of being a project at a Million dollar cost? Sure, its not my money. If he eats up a roster spot (Dleaguers do this) and we have Jerome Jordan just getting over a near death experience I assume he is Dleague bound. We are not ready to give up on Rautins, so I can see we don't have the spots. Seems not to many picks got sold. I like the ideas of drafting EUros in the second round but if they get real good that second round money looks real bad and they stay.
Regarding Tyler, GOtta lose weight remind you of anyone? Ok, if he is more Tyson Chandler then it took 10 years for that kid to pan out. He has had injuries and even OK rejected a trade last year because he failed a physical. Lots of young bigs wash out over injury cuz they were not "Ready".