Comments on: NBA Draft ’09 rumor: Blazers trying to get Stephen Curry http://dimemag.com/2009/06/nba-draft-09-rumor-blazers-trying-to-get-stephen-curry/ Dime is your daily source for NBA News, NBA Trades, NBA Rumors, NBA Videos and Sneakers Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:13:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: getadog http://dimemag.com/2009/06/nba-draft-09-rumor-blazers-trying-to-get-stephen-curry/comment-page-1/#comment-148826 getadog Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:56:36 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=12278#comment-148826 Anyone who says Oden will not be a dominant center hasn't seen him play. The main thing wrong with him this year was his inability to stay on the floor due to foul trouble. That will change. First of all, NBA refs are notoriously hard on rookie bigs. It takes time to adjust to playing against so many strong, agile big men. Dwight Howard, Yao Ming, Andrew Bynum and many others all had to play at least a year before they developed into strong players. Add to this the fact that Oden got exactly zero minutes of preparation before training camp and it is easy to predict a big improvement for him this year. He will have a full offseason of conditioning (it has already been reported that he has lost 10 lbs. since the end of the season) , another year of healing for his knee (it takes two years to recover from microfracture), and months to work with coaches on his offensive game. I see 15 and 10 as realistic numbers for next season and more improvement on the defensive end. Oden will be the anchor on a team that should contend for the next decade. Anyone who says Oden will not be a dominant center hasn’t seen him play. The main thing wrong with him this year was his inability to stay on the floor due to foul trouble. That will change. First of all, NBA refs are notoriously hard on rookie bigs. It takes time to adjust to playing against so many strong, agile big men. Dwight Howard, Yao Ming, Andrew Bynum and many others all had to play at least a year before they developed into strong players. Add to this the fact that Oden got exactly zero minutes of preparation before training camp and it is easy to predict a big improvement for him this year. He will have a full offseason of conditioning (it has already been reported that he has lost 10 lbs. since the end of the season) , another year of healing for his knee (it takes two years to recover from microfracture), and months to work with coaches on his offensive game. I see 15 and 10 as realistic numbers for next season and more improvement on the defensive end. Oden will be the anchor on a team that should contend for the next decade.

]]> By: basketball fan http://dimemag.com/2009/06/nba-draft-09-rumor-blazers-trying-to-get-stephen-curry/comment-page-1/#comment-148727 basketball fan Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:19:59 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=12278#comment-148727 Don, Your correct about both, but again, Oden's past is a clear indicator that he won't be anything more than a back up because of injuries. He is the type of big man you'll love to hate. Since going to Ohio State, he has missed more games than he has played (in college and the NBA). That should tell you something. I also agree that Bayless and Curry are completely different players, but lets be real, their builds aren't close to the same. Like you said, Bayless is a freak athlete with a lot more muscle than Curry has. Curry actually reminds a lot of BG, but might have a little better handle (Curry's build is also no where near BG, but BG has been in the league for several yrs). He still needs to do a lot to be a complete player. Too bad he can't grow 4 or 5 inches, just like BG. If he did, he'd be a top 4 pick. If he gets drafted in the first 10 picks, which ever team takes him will understand that he is a project, will be a player in 2 or 3 years, once he develops a NBA body. Bayless already has an NBA body, and is more of a point than Curry. Which is funny because Bayless isn't that great of a point. It just shows you that neither is really a point, but because both are little they have to play that position. It works well for Portland bc they've got a 2 that could really play the point. It would be smarter for KP if he went after Hinrich. Portland also needs a shot blocker. I am a Bulls fan, so that's why I'm throwing these ideas out here, but Hinrich and Ty Thomas to Portland for Webster or Outlaw and a third team could get involved so the bulls could take back a big. Maybe the clips, they could give you guys something and the bulls would get Kaman. Don,
Your correct about both, but again, Oden’s past is a clear indicator that he won’t be anything more than a back up because of injuries. He is the type of big man you’ll love to hate. Since going to Ohio State, he has missed more games than he has played (in college and the NBA). That should tell you something. I also agree that Bayless and Curry are completely different players, but lets be real, their builds aren’t close to the same. Like you said, Bayless is a freak athlete with a lot more muscle than Curry has. Curry actually reminds a lot of BG, but might have a little better handle (Curry’s build is also no where near BG, but BG has been in the league for several yrs). He still needs to do a lot to be a complete player. Too bad he can’t grow 4 or 5 inches, just like BG. If he did, he’d be a top 4 pick. If he gets drafted in the first 10 picks, which ever team takes him will understand that he is a project, will be a player in 2 or 3 years, once he develops a NBA body. Bayless already has an NBA body, and is more of a point than Curry. Which is funny because Bayless isn’t that great of a point. It just shows you that neither is really a point, but because both are little they have to play that position. It works well for Portland bc they’ve got a 2 that could really play the point. It would be smarter for KP if he went after Hinrich. Portland also needs a shot blocker. I am a Bulls fan, so that’s why I’m throwing these ideas out here, but Hinrich and Ty Thomas to Portland for Webster or Outlaw and a third team could get involved so the bulls could take back a big. Maybe the clips, they could give you guys something and the bulls would get Kaman.

]]> By: Don http://dimemag.com/2009/06/nba-draft-09-rumor-blazers-trying-to-get-stephen-curry/comment-page-1/#comment-148722 Don Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:48:08 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=12278#comment-148722 Nobody...nobody, including Pritch, has a real idea of what Oden is going to become. He could end up being one of the top 2 centers in the NBA for years, or he could end up as an adequate backup. Personally I believe he is going to be a dominating center on defense and a 14 + 11 guy on offense. If that happens, Portland will be a contendor for years to come. But I don't know and neither does anyone else. The first 50 games of next year are going to be huge. Will he have improved his short game? Can he stay out of perpetual foul trouble? Will he be able to play a full season? About Bayless and Curry being the same player...that's just wrong. Curry has a great shot and can hit from anywhere. Bayless is a better athlete, but couldn't hit a rat with a mafia don. They are completely different players with very similar builds. Nobody…nobody, including Pritch, has a real idea of what Oden is going to become. He could end up being one of the top 2 centers in the NBA for years, or he could end up as an adequate backup. Personally I believe he is going to be a dominating center on defense and a 14 + 11 guy on offense. If that happens, Portland will be a contendor for years to come. But I don’t know and neither does anyone else. The first 50 games of next year are going to be huge. Will he have improved his short game? Can he stay out of perpetual foul trouble? Will he be able to play a full season?

About Bayless and Curry being the same player…that’s just wrong. Curry has a great shot and can hit from anywhere. Bayless is a better athlete, but couldn’t hit a rat with a mafia don. They are completely different players with very similar builds.

]]> By: Don http://dimemag.com/2009/06/nba-draft-09-rumor-blazers-trying-to-get-stephen-curry/comment-page-1/#comment-148721 Don Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:46:27 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=12278#comment-148721 Nobody...nobody, including Pritch, has a real idea of what Oden is going to become. He could end up being one of the top 2 centers in the NBA for years, or he could end up as an adequate backup. Personally I believe he is going to be a dominating center on defense and a 14 + 11 guy on offense. If that happens, Portland will be a contendor for years to come. About Bayless and Curry being the same player...that's just wrong. Curry has a great shot and can hit from anywhere. Bayless is a better athlete, but couldn't hit a rat with a mafia don. They are completely different players with very similar builds. Nobody…nobody, including Pritch, has a real idea of what Oden is going to become. He could end up being one of the top 2 centers in the NBA for years, or he could end up as an adequate backup. Personally I believe he is going to be a dominating center on defense and a 14 + 11 guy on offense. If that happens, Portland will be a contendor for years to come.

About Bayless and Curry being the same player…that’s just wrong. Curry has a great shot and can hit from anywhere. Bayless is a better athlete, but couldn’t hit a rat with a mafia don. They are completely different players with very similar builds.

]]> By: basketball fan http://dimemag.com/2009/06/nba-draft-09-rumor-blazers-trying-to-get-stephen-curry/comment-page-1/#comment-148638 basketball fan Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:36:28 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=12278#comment-148638 youarewack, how is oden a dominate center? after reading this blog, I'd have to say that many of you are getting this all wrong... KP has made some great moves and is getting praise for those, but lets not forget that drafting Oden wasn't as much as a lock as all of you are pointing out. There was actually a lot of discussion from your team, the blazers, about possibly taking Durant instead of Oden. Oden proved in college that he was a large man, but lacked a lot of the intangibles to be a great player. Where Durant dominated in college, and was already considered a scoring machine that would translate in the pros (he's a 6ft 10in wing for gods sakes, not a 7ft 1in old man with terrible joints, oh and by the way Oden was injury prone in college, missed his first 15 games or so). As many of you also mentioned that there are busts, it seems that the bust factor always seems to be higher with bigs. If you look at the more recent drafts, teams will take gambles on the bigs because there are so few of them around. If the blazers were only looking for a rebounder and shot blocker, then they also shouldnt of drafted oden #1. They could get that out of a second rounder...? With a top ten pick, you don't base that on need, you get the best available player. If that means that your team is heavy on a certain position, you trade away your talent to acquire more pieces. As a matter of fact, the blazers have done exactly that with the likes of Fernandez and others. When you get the best player, it doesn't matter where they fit on the team, bc if they're good, you'll be able to trade them away for some type of asset. Lastly, if the Blazers were only looking for rebounds and blocks, you already had that in Prizbilla. What you were hoping for, was that Oden would be better than Prizbilla right away, which didn't happen. If that would've happened, then Prizbilla would've gotten traded away for a cheaper back up and some more pieces. youarewack,
how is oden a dominate center? after reading this blog, I’d have to say that many of you are getting this all wrong… KP has made some great moves and is getting praise for those, but lets not forget that drafting Oden wasn’t as much as a lock as all of you are pointing out. There was actually a lot of discussion from your team, the blazers, about possibly taking Durant instead of Oden. Oden proved in college that he was a large man, but lacked a lot of the intangibles to be a great player. Where Durant dominated in college, and was already considered a scoring machine that would translate in the pros (he’s a 6ft 10in wing for gods sakes, not a 7ft 1in old man with terrible joints, oh and by the way Oden was injury prone in college, missed his first 15 games or so). As many of you also mentioned that there are busts, it seems that the bust factor always seems to be higher with bigs. If you look at the more recent drafts, teams will take gambles on the bigs because there are so few of them around. If the blazers were only looking for a rebounder and shot blocker, then they also shouldnt of drafted oden #1. They could get that out of a second rounder…? With a top ten pick, you don’t base that on need, you get the best available player. If that means that your team is heavy on a certain position, you trade away your talent to acquire more pieces. As a matter of fact, the blazers have done exactly that with the likes of Fernandez and others. When you get the best player, it doesn’t matter where they fit on the team, bc if they’re good, you’ll be able to trade them away for some type of asset. Lastly, if the Blazers were only looking for rebounds and blocks, you already had that in Prizbilla. What you were hoping for, was that Oden would be better than Prizbilla right away, which didn’t happen. If that would’ve happened, then Prizbilla would’ve gotten traded away for a cheaper back up and some more pieces.

]]> By: youarewack http://dimemag.com/2009/06/nba-draft-09-rumor-blazers-trying-to-get-stephen-curry/comment-page-1/#comment-148335 youarewack Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:22:43 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=12278#comment-148335 dmitry of jersey you are wack. your a stupid prick that doesnt know shit. get a life. a dominate center or a scorer. you make the choice. dmitry of jersey

you are wack. your a stupid prick that doesnt know shit. get a life.
a dominate center or a scorer. you make the choice.

]]> By: youarewack http://dimemag.com/2009/06/nba-draft-09-rumor-blazers-trying-to-get-stephen-curry/comment-page-1/#comment-148334 youarewack Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:19:48 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=12278#comment-148334 dmitry of jersey you are fuckin wack. you dont know shit. get a life. a dominate center or a scorer. you make the choice. dmitry of jersey

you are fuckin wack. you dont know shit. get a life.
a dominate center or a scorer. you make the choice.

]]> By: NBADRAFTDAYCOUNTDOWN http://dimemag.com/2009/06/nba-draft-09-rumor-blazers-trying-to-get-stephen-curry/comment-page-1/#comment-148333 NBADRAFTDAYCOUNTDOWN Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:18:25 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=12278#comment-148333 At this point, who isnt taking Stephen Curry? www.nbadraftdaycountdown.com At this point, who isnt taking Stephen Curry?

http://www.nbadraftdaycountdown.com

]]> By: Daniel Bui http://dimemag.com/2009/06/nba-draft-09-rumor-blazers-trying-to-get-stephen-curry/comment-page-1/#comment-148311 Daniel Bui Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:44:02 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=12278#comment-148311 I don't know about Donnie Walsh, but if I was Isaiah Thomas and I was GM for the Knicks, I'd be stupid, so I would trade the number 8 pick for Outlaw and leave it at that. I don’t know about Donnie Walsh, but if I was Isaiah Thomas and I was GM for the Knicks, I’d be stupid, so I would trade the number 8 pick for Outlaw and leave it at that.

]]> By: carmikal http://dimemag.com/2009/06/nba-draft-09-rumor-blazers-trying-to-get-stephen-curry/comment-page-1/#comment-148235 carmikal Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:33:51 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=12278#comment-148235 Stephen Curry going to the Knicks has been rumored for weeks. There is no way that they part with the 8th pick. Stephen Curry going to the Knicks has been rumored for weeks. There is no way that they part with the 8th pick.

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