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Coal Aldrich

I'll give y'all this- he's a polarizing figure. Just saw some video on Yahoo where Adrian Wojnarowski roasts him. It's not hard to find people that think he's going to be a bust that's for sure.
 
Since many if not most are leery about drafting a big, white center, let's compare him to Hawes.

Aldrich: Standing reach, 9'3.5"...Max Vert of 28'...Max Vert Reach of 11'7.5"...Agility drill in 11.48...Sprint in 3.35...Benchpress 10 times
Hawes: Standing reach of 9'2"...Max vert of 29'...Max Vert Reach of 11'7"...Agility drill in 11.88...Sprint in 3.51...Benchpress 9 times

This doesn't bode well.

Aldrich is waaaaaay behind the measurements of guys like Bogut, Gortat, and other such bigs in the league.
 
jazzlurker said:
Typical. Everyone on this board is complaining about stereotypes. Just because Aldrich sweats, jumps around, and gets red faced he plays with passion, effort, and heart. Those mean nothing without results. I "have" watched Aldrich. He is also older than most of the draft. He has the maturity and experience at the college level that allows him to exploit the younger college players. Aldrich will be no better than the Collins twins. Jarron played with heart and above his talent level. Did he make the Jazz a championship contender?
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First of all, Aldrich is 21. He left as a junior. How the hell is that old for a draft prospect? Udoh is 23 as a junior, that is old for a prospect. Exploiting his opponents with maturity and experience? Since when are those negative qualities to have in a player? Besides, if you did some research, you would see his best season at KU came as a 20 year old sophomore. So his success isn't purely based on experience, he has ability. Your comparison of Aldrich to Collins is laughable. Collins has NEVER been the defensive player Aldrich is...in college or the NBA. Aldrich moves much better than Collins and has a better back-to-the-basket game than Collins. Just because they both play hard doesn't make Aldrich destined to become like Collins in the NBA. These are some of the weakest arguments made against Aldrich yet.
 
VINYLONE said:
About as solid as one day old diarrhea.

If I were in the front office I would draft a big player based on one thing...race. No big white guys. For the most part, they ****ing suck.
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Drafted in recent years:

Robin Lopez
Brook Lopez
Kevin Love
Spencer Hawes
Marc Gasol
Andrew Bogut
David Lee
Chris Kaman

I guess those guys should have gone undrafted?
 
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