Posted by gunsnewing:
Posted by BRIGGS:
Posted by franco12:
If Bynum stopped working out for Knicks & Toronto at 8 & 7, why would he agree to be picked at 10 and go to Portland?
He's loosing money on his contract and potential money from endorsements (NYC not Toronto!)
I think Portland is thinking about taking him with their pick.
That they have some other centers doesn't matter- they'll bring him along slowly- perhaps in the NBDL for all of next season. They'll tank again & add another young star to go with Telfair and Bynum.
Portland is looking at building a championship team and they know they can't buy it today, but they can invest and have it tomorrow. Unlike Dolan, Allen (their owner) could think that fans their are smart enough to see a true effort at building a champion.
Why did Channing Frye stop working out for teams? he had an invite at Charlotte?
Its a simple deduction. Bynum is a better long term prospect than Channing frye, there is no doubt in my mind. Its not that he is 3 inches taller, a better athlete and dwarfs Frye physically, its the burgeoning skills that go along with the package.. If he had no skills, of course you dont pick him. But he does and hes HUGE, still growing and athletic. He s a real C and Channing is a tweener, in fact everything about Channing says average to me. he is not physically imposing, he's an average athlete, hes got weak legs, he dissapears and doesnt bring it every night, lacks intensity. You know what--he bought his lotto ticket with 8-10 games in his last year going against teams with no bigs. Show me the quality big player he went against the last 10 games.
If ytou want more, go out on the net and read what MANY the HUGE majority of people --what they say about Channing, and keep it to a west coast perspective--read game forums on ASU AZ--go read, Frye is SOFT. So he was tough on Roger Powell and swatted his shot 5 times? so what the guy is 6-5!
when those caloric drinks wear off and his body comes back down to 235
thats who we have for our C, a porous rebounding, over-rated shot blcking softie tweener.
the Knicks always have to do things for the now, it has to be now, we have to get mo taylor malik rose now, we need Q now, we have to get the most ready draftee C now, although projecting out, he may not be the best, but thats for the Knicks to find out.
couldn't have said it myself. everyone I know hates Frye and that includes Arizona fans and west coast fans in general. They all say the same things about him and how he's as soft as soft gets for a bigman. And I've heard countless Arizona fans say that he's not much better than Loren Woods. If we draft Frye as high as 8 when he should be the 20th pick or so for a team in need of a serviceable center we will have drafted the biggest bust in the lottery!
Isiah is not Layden so I'm confident he won't draft him but is misleading other teams by mentioning him.
Just think of this concept 1 more time. the Trailblazers control this draft--they can take ANYBODY Chris paul, D Williams Granger after the first two guys who are slotted in with staples. Anyone, look at the levarge they hold, its almost like they have pick 1--YET they apparently seem to hold Bynum in a pretty hefty status. Last year it was very similar with Sebastian Telfair, I heard the "he sckks" he isnt worth it, he will drop to 25-30 maybe round 2, yet the Blazers *reached* for Sebastian[or did they?]
Why isnt Frye in for 2nd series of secret workouts? Why isnt frye evn considered a workout in the top 3 anyway, I mean a big who is as good as Channing
should command that respect right??????????????? I mean bigs dont grow on trees
6/24/2005 11:46 AM