I was curious about Carney too.. Obviously he hasn't gotten much PT until lately, but I wonder if he's one of those come from nowhere studs like Kevin Martin Would like to see him succeed for sure; the league needs more young talent ! But on the subject of Durant, in my perfect GM world, teams should ALWAYS get the best player possible, regardless of their supposed needs for certain positions. Best case scenario, you get a great player and it works itself out. Worst case scenario, you have an extremely appetizing trade piece.
<div class="quote_poster">Brian Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Or you convert Iguodala to point guard, and have either Carney or Durant play shooting guard, while the other plays small foward. Damn, that would be an athletic line-up</div> Iggy is best suited for SG/SF. If it comes down to it, I'd trade Carney to make room for Durant. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Durant is 6'10" (and growing) he could easily play power forward in the eastern conference, or if worst comes to worst you move Iguodala to point guard. There is no way you trade Iguodala at this point the guy is a absolute stud. A coaches favorite problem to have is having too much talent to work with.</div> Yeah, he is 6'9/6'10, but he would get abused at PF, even in the Eastern Conference. He weighs only 205 pounds. SF would be best for him. Also, I said trade Iggy or Carney. If it came down to it, I would trade Carney, not Iguodala.
<div class="quote_poster">GameFace Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Durant is 6'10" (and growing) he could easily play power forward in the eastern conference, or if worst comes to worst you move Iguodala to point guard. There is no way you trade Iguodala at this point the guy is a absolute stud. A coaches favorite problem to have is having too much talent to work with.</div> One of the worst nightmare's a coach could have would be playing their franchise player out of position for a couple of years, as he might not have a job to tell about it. <div class="quote_poster">Quoting Bobcats:</div><div class="quote_post">Yeah, he is 6'9/6'10, but he would get abused at PF, even in the Eastern Conference. He weighs only 205 pounds. SF would be best for him. Also, I said trade Iggy or Carney. If it came down to it, I would trade Carney, not Iguodala.</div> If my memory serves me correct, I remember Durant being at least 215. Still though, I wouldn't want him playing in the post. Especially since the one aspect that he lacks from being a number one pick would be his strength and his size. If it comes down to picking Durant, then I can almost guarantee Carney will be traded later in the draft.
<div class="quote_poster">Bobcats Wrote</div><div class="quote_post"> Yeah, he is 6'9/6'10, but he would get abused at PF, even in the Eastern Conference. He weighs only 205 pounds. SF would be best for him. Also, I said trade Iggy or Carney. If it came down to it, I would trade Carney, not Iguodala.</div>Nbadraft.net has him listed at 220 pounds. Although, it is still light for an NBA power forward, he can hit the weight room and develop into a banger down low. Tyrus Thomas does not way much either, only 215, but they are working with him on getting his weight up for the future. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">One of the worst nightmare's a coach could have would be playing their franchise player out of position for a couple of years, as he might not have a job to tell about it.</div> There have been rumors that the 76ers have wnated to use Iguodala as a point forward for a while now. With AI out of the picture, it would not hurt to try having Iguodala run the offense. If worst comes to worst we can always go back to the lineup we have previously. A coach will find a way to get his best players on the court regardless. So I am not sweating this. The fact we are arguing about having too much talent at a position shows we are heading in the right direction in the future.
<div class="quote_poster">GameFace Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Nbadraft.net has him listed at 220 pounds. Although, it is still light for an NBA power forward, he can hit the weight room and develop into a banger down low. Tyrus Thomas does not way much either, only 215, but they are working with him on getting his weight up for the future.</div> Well, ESPN has him listen at 204 so I'm not sure exactly what his weight is, but he's still a toothpick. Gaining weight to play PF would slow Durant down, he is best suited at SF. Think about it, if Tyrus is 215 and he's gaining weight for the future, you know how hard it is going to be for Durant if he has to start gaining weight at 205. He'd have to gain about 25-30 pounds, and that would take some of his explosiveness and speed away from him.
I just love how quickly Carney is getting up for the dunk, I saw his highlight featured on nba.com against the Lakers
<div class="quote_poster">Bobcats Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Well, ESPN has him listen at 204 so I'm not sure exactly what his weight is, but he's still a toothpick. Gaining weight to play PF would slow Durant down, he is best suited at SF. Think about it, if Tyrus is 215 and he's gaining weight for the future, you know how hard it is going to be for Durant if he has to start gaining weight at 205. He'd have to gain about 25-30 pounds, and that would take some of his explosiveness and speed away from him.</div> Gaining weight in a healthy way would not necessarily deteriorate his speed. A prime example is Dwight Howard he has gained a lot of weight since entering the league, but it has all been muscle, thus he still maintains his speed and stamina when on the court. Another example is Trevor Ariza he gained 15 pounds of muscle during one off season and still maintained his game. Even Iguodala gained ten pounds of muscle this past off season. With the trainers and diet programs these guys have its very possible to gain weight and maintain your game.
<div class="quote_poster">GameFace Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Gaining weight in a healthy way would not necessarily deteriorate his speed. A prime example is Dwight Howard he has gained a lot of weight since entering the league, but it has all been muscle, thus he still maintains his speed and stamina when on the court. Another example is Trevor Ariza he gained 15 pounds of muscle during one off season and still maintained his game. Even Iguodala gained ten pounds of muscle this past off season. With the trainers and diet programs these guys have its very possible to gain weight and maintain your game.</div> Word. I remember Kobe was only 195 coming into the league and he was at one point 230 lbs while maintaining his speed. Not to mention Kevin Durant has huge frame to work with and fill out so i'm certain it won't make him slower.
