AZblazersfan

After the trade for Magloire, is anyone else really regreting not taking Morrison instead of Aldridge?

wastro

No.

tradetheo

I would be if we couldn't resign magloire. If we resign magloire, and trade miles then I think morrison could have helped a lot to stretch the defense. we'll see how he does this year, who knows, he could be a bust.

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Ed O

No.

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tradetheo

can you change your avitar. it is really annoying.

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hoojacks

Can you change your signature, title, and style of typing? They are really annoying.


Or, we could stay on topic for once. So, the answer to the question is yes, I still regret not taking Morrison.

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tradetheo

how can we regret drafting or not drafting a guy, if they have yet to play in a single nba game?

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dudleysghost

Drafting Aldridge was for the future of the franchise, while trading for Magloire was for the present. Magloire is not that great, so if and when Aldridge is able to play at the level we hope he eventually will, the possible presence of Magloire on the team will be a non-issue. It would probably be a big mistake to use the #2 pick in the draft to fill an immediate need rather than taking the guy projected to be the best player long-term.

Superblaze

I liked the Magloire deal and that we drafted Aldridge who I think will be a better NBA player in the future then Morrison. However I do regret resigning Joel. I am worried that the depth we now have at center will take experience away from aldridge and we unfortunently trade him away in 3 years thinking he was a bust, like we did with Jermaine O'Neal, while Morrison on the other hand who has less potential then aldridge will be used more efficiently by Charlotte and will become a better player then aldridge, just because we misused him in these crucial first years of his career.

tradetheo

I disagree completely. you take the guy who will help you now, because we're still talking about drafting a 22 year old compared to a 19 year old. either way, if the player has a long career, we're talking about a 15 year career compared to a 18 year career, when in those 18 years 3 of them are spent developing as compared to the 22year old who could be counted on by year 2.

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tradetheo

how does he have less potential? just because he is older. since when is experience and being a little older a bad thing? that is what is killing the game, drafting on potential besides what a player can do right now. of all the highschool guys drafted, kobe bryant is the only one to win a title and when he did that he had shaq and phil jackson. now w/o shaq, he is on a 8th seed team. The rest of the highschool guys are either busts (kwame brown ring a bell) or on teams that will never win a title even though they are the best players on those teams like with jermaine, kg ect.

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Blazed

What are you talking about? It's one of the best on here.

Stugots

I think AMmo has less potential because:

He is small for a SF, but probably significantly too slow to guard SGs
He is a weak rebounder
He is a mediocre passer
He is a mediocre (at best) defender

He is a very good scorer, with a strong "winning" attitude. I haven't seen much else from him up to this point.

I think the consensus is that his cieling is lower than Aldridge's because athletically, he is average to below average for an NBA player. In addition to the question of his athleticism, there is a possibility that his Diabetes will affect him as he ages. He is certainly a more proven player than Aldridge at the college level. But the NCAA is a different game than the NBA. Aldridge's skills/size should make him a more effective NBA player, IMO.

I still think Adam will be somewhere between a Glenn Robinson and a Wally Szczerbiak type in the league. I will be surprised if he has a "long" pro career, due to his health issues.

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ThatBlazerGuy

Absolutley not. Ammo was not even that impressive in Summer League play. He shot below 40%, and showed that he will struggle against athletic players. If I have any regrets, its taking LaMarcus over Tyrus. We could really use an athletic SF that isnt a complete tard'.

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