NBA Movement Central 2012 (All Transactions 1st Page)

[RedSceptile]

It was an indirect comparison to get a point across, still a comparison bit I digress. If Moe Harkless is higher rated than Jones and Lamb because of his potential that's cool and all but that doesn't equal any guarantee. There have been plenty of players with potential who have done just about nothing so that isn't saying much. Especially when you don't have a defined NBA skill and just for the most part athleticism and flashes. I mean hell take a look at Brandan Wright or Anthony Randolph. Potential can mean jack squat if you don't pan out. Maybe he'll pull a Tracy McGrady. (who was still leaps and bounds more skilled at this equal stage of their career, he just played with a more polished talent in Vince Carter) Maybe he won't, but as it stands he's really another project where you don't know what you're exactly getting.

[DukeC]

Quote: Originally Posted by RedSceptile

It was an indirect comparison to get a point across, still a comparison bit I digress. If Moe Harkless is higher rated than Jones and Lamb because of his potential that's cool and all but that doesn't equal any guarantee. There have been plenty of players with potential who have done just about nothing so that isn't saying much. Especially when you don't have a defined NBA skill and just for the most part athleticism and flashes. I mean hell take a look at Brandan Wright or Anthony Randolph. Potential can mean jack squat if you don't pan out. Maybe he'll pull a Tracy McGrady. (who was still leaps and bounds more skilled at this equal stage of their career, he just played with a more polished talent in Vince Carter) Maybe he won't, but as it stands he's really another project where you don't know what you're exactly getting.

Thank you for articulating that better than I did.

[ProfessaPackMan]

Info on the draft picks the Magic received:

http://ht.ly/cU7va

[RedSceptile]

Quote: Originally Posted by ProfessaPackMan

Info on the draft picks the Magic received: http://ht.ly/cU7va

Picks are worse than I even expected. Late first rounders or early second rounders? Cool story.

[J_Posse]

Quote: Originally Posted by RedSceptile

Picks are worse than I even expected. Late first rounders or early second rounders? Cool story.

That haul for Orlando is a complete joke. Only a few are unprotected picks, which doesn't matter because all three of the teams (barring injury) are playoff bound. Orlando is going to suck for years to come. Congrats, Magic ownership and front-office......

From Spurs Nation/Bills Backer Clubhouse

[LionsFanNJ]

Hahhaha ******* Magic deserve all the failure they can get. Morons.

[Jukeman]

Quote: Originally Posted by RedSceptile

It was an indirect comparison to get a point across, still a comparison bit I digress. If Moe Harkless is higher rated than Jones and Lamb because of his potential that's cool and all but that doesn't equal any guarantee. There have been plenty of players with potential who have done just about nothing so that isn't saying much. Especially when you don't have a defined NBA skill and just for the most part athleticism and flashes. I mean hell take a look at Brandan Wright or Anthony Randolph. Potential can mean jack squat if you don't pan out. Maybe he'll pull a Tracy McGrady. (who was still leaps and bounds more skilled at this equal stage of their career, he just played with a more polished talent in Vince Carter) Maybe he won't, but as it stands he's really another project where you don't know what you're exactly getting.

Um that goes for every player that have ever been drafted in any sport. Most drafts are a crap shoot.

Not sure what is your point.

My point is Orl got two nice prospects. Instead of "garbage"

[ProfessaPackMan]

So then we might as well use that standard for every trade then, right?

And using that standard, I guess it's too early to say that the Nets won the trade with the Jazz since we have to wait to see how Favors and Kanter pan out in the next few years, right?

Or that it's still too early to say that the Wizards won the trade with the Nuggets last year when they traded JaVale McGee and got Nene back, right?

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My point is Orl got two nice prospects. Instead of "garbage"

They got back 2 prospects. Whether they're "nice" or not is TBD, especially if people can't say they got back garbage, right?