Who no mention of Brandan Wright as our possible center?

[jlprk]

I looked up Wright. 6-9, 205, no position. Drafted 8th 6 years ago, is now 29th in minutes played, 32nd in minutes per game. Should have gone 8th alright, but in the 2nd round.

 

[jlprk]

I see he missed his entire 3rd season. So you'd expect his career minutes to rank lower than his career minutes per game, but he played more games per season than those in his class. His stats are so low that he can miss a year and you can't tell.

 

[KingSpeed]

I looked up Wright. 6-9, 205, no position. Drafted 8th 6 years ago, is now 29th in minutes played, 32nd in minutes per game. Should have gone 8th alright, but in the 2nd round.

6-10, 210, center, 1.2 bpg in 19 mpg, 21 PER
Athletic, strong defender, finishes in the pain, shoots almost 60%

 

[Pinwheel1]

6-10, 210, center, 1.2 bpg in 19 mpg, 21 PER
Athletic, strong defender, finishes in the pain, shoots almost 60%

You keep bringing up PER like it really matters.

 

[KingSpeed]

You keep bringing up PER like it really matters.

It does for young big men.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

For the record I wouldn't mind this guy off the bench but if there is such thing as a strong defender in the NBA then it is not Brendan Wright.

 

[Pinwheel1]

It does for young big men.

Wasn't it you tonight who said they wished the Blazer's had Collison? Whoever it was , I agree with them. He was a factor tonight with zero points, zero rebounds, 1 assist, 4 turn overs, and 6 personal fouls. What was his PER tonight? Yet he was a huge factor when he was in there.
PER is a very small fraction of a player's effectiveness.

 

[KingSpeed]

Wasn't it you tonight who said they wished the Blazer's had Collison? Whoever it was , I agree with them. He was a factor tonight with zero points, zero rebounds, 1 assist, 4 turn overs, and 6 personal fouls. What was his PER tonight? Yet he was a huge factor when he was in there.
PER is a very small fraction of a player's effectiveness.

It wasn't me, but I do like Collison. But his team lost. Maybe if he scored 6 points, it would've helped?

 

[Rhal]

Brandon Wrights a good Hustle guy off the bench but he gets pushed around a lot by other big men. Haven't really seen anything from him that makes me want to see him on the floor for 30+ minutes a night. A great backup 4/5 but he would need to put on a lot of muscle to be a starter.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Learn the game, then post.

 

[Blazinaway]

21 PER and young

is there something about him weighing 210 lbs and being our stud defensive C you don't understand?

 

[Wizard Mentor]

is there something about him weighing 210 lbs and being our stud defensive C you don't understand?

Marcus Camby is listed at 6'11" and 235, and I'm sure that's after he filled out.

 

[Pinwheel1]

It wasn't me, but I do like Collison. But his team lost. Maybe if he scored 6 points, it would've helped?

Yeah I am thinking that the bigger issue was their "shooting" guard was 2-11.
Collison was not the issue as he never missed.

 

[tlongII]

Wright is not a center.

 

[KingSpeed]

Wright is not a center.

He s exclusively a center:

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/player/hollinger/_/id/3242/brandan-wright

 

[PtldPlatypus]

is there something about him weighing 210 lbs and being our stud defensive C you don't understand?

Compare Wright size-wize to Henson and Sanders whom we all would be thrilled to have.

There's virtually no difference.

 

[Blazinaway]

But what about Brendan Wright? Way better than Haywood or Gortat

Sander weighs 235 and is strong, Wright remains slight and at 25 if he has not added significant weight by now then forget it. As a backup yeah maybe, as a starting C now way IMO

 

[santeesioux]

Yeah maybe as a backup, but not as a starter.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Yeah I am thinking that the bigger issue was their "shooting" guard was 2-11.
Collison was not the issue as he never missed.

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

 

[Pinwheel1]

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

Not if someone better is shooting it and making them. Everyone has their role, and players like Collison know their role, and it isn't shooting the ball when Durant is on your team.

 

[magnifier661]

You know when Brandan Wright first came into the league, many thought he was an Aldridge clone. It's amazing that Aldridge has become so much stronger over the years. Shows the difference between 1.) A player that uses just his talent and no work ethic (Wright) or 2.) A player that works really hard each and every summer (Aldridge).

Here is the before and after shots of both players.

Aldridge before:

Aldridge after:

Wright Before:

Wright After:

 

[KeepOnRollin]

This shows if Brandan Wright is a Center than LMA is definitely a Center.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Not if someone better is shooting it and making them. Everyone has their role, and players like Collison know their role, and it isn't shooting the ball when Durant is on your team.

I didn't really care about your point or the argument. I just posted some random, known quote in there as a smart-ass comment as a sarcastic retort to your post.

But since you didn't get it.....

Please do note, Collison had 6 fouls and 4 TO's in 15 minutes. Oh, an one assist. That's horrible. TO's are worse than missed shots. If that's his role, I wouldn't want him on my team (I know that's not his role). My only point is that while he may not have been "the issue" in the game, he did more to harm his team tonight than help.

 

[magnifier661]

This shows if Brandan Wright is a Center than LMA is definitely a Center.

If Aldridge had a good help defensive game; he would definitely be a center. I wish that would be what he works on this off-season. I really wish he would just make the move to center and we use our cap space to grab a defensive minded power forward like Garnett.

Pairing Garnett with Aldridge would be amazing!

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

If Aldridge had a good help defensive game; he would definitely be a center. I wish that would be what he works on this off-season. I really wish he would just make the move to center and we use our cap space to grab a defensive minded power forward like Garnett.

Pairing Garnett with Aldridge would be amazing!

First, let me say I'm against trading LA to trade him. I think he's vastly underrated, and he's clearly underappreciated by the Portland fans (especially on this board).

That being said, LA's game has nothing to do with him not being center. It's simply that LA doesn't want to be center. I have no doubt that if he wanted to be a center, he would be. He's had many quotes over the years where it's pretty clear he has no desire to play the 5.

 

[magnifier661]

First, let me say I'm against trading LA to trade him. I think he's vastly underrated, and he's clearly underappreciated by the Portland fans (especially on this board).

That being said, LA's game has nothing to do with him not being center. It's simply that LA doesn't want to be center. I have no doubt that if he wanted to be a center, he would be. He's had many quotes over the years where it's pretty clear he has no desire to play the 5.

Garnett has no problem playing center then.

 

[Blazinaway]

This shows if Brandan Wright is a Center than LMA is definitely a Center.

LOL, no shit!

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Garnett has no problem playing center then.

We're not getting KG. But I don't dispute that KG has no problem playing C. I'm just saying LA won't.

 

[Pinwheel1]

I didn't really care about your point or the argument. I just posted some random, known quote in there as a smart-ass comment as a sarcastic retort to your post.

But since you didn't get it.....

Please do note, Collison had 6 fouls and 4 TO's in 15 minutes. Oh, an one assist. That's horrible. TO's are worse than missed shots. If that's his role, I wouldn't want him on my team (I know that's not his role). My only point is that while he may not have been "the issue" in the game, he did more to harm his team tonight than help.

I have to admit I have done what you just did...... took one post in the middle of a thread and responded to it without really knowing the background for it. Thus missing the whole point.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

I have to admit I have done what you just did...... took one post in the middle of a thread and responded to it without really knowing the background for it. Thus missing the whole point.

Hey, at least you were honest. That puts you in rare company on this board.