but I’d like to keep both. Get those boys in the weight room the next 2 offseasons and let em FSU down low for a couple years.

One of these players shows occasional flashes that make you think he might possibly be really good someday, if things work out.

The other is just really good.

This is a no-brainer if there ever was one. Wright, Wright, Wright, Wright, Wright.

Kid is going to be a force. Wright is good too, but Randolph’s potential is unreal.

I’d keep them both. Wright is much more efficient but Randolph’s potential ceiling is much more higher. Having said that, they are seen as our future and should not be traded away, but only time will tell if they’re busts or not. Here’s to hoping that they are not and will be future all stars in this league! Cause they sure have shown glimpses of it.

keep both and get rid of MAGGETTE?!?!?

i groan every time he pulls up for a 3. Usually a fade away 3 at that.

He need to drive to the hoop 2 times for every one time he shoots a J.

Maggette is costing the team games and development of the younger players, too.

This season should be a throw away and Wright and Randolph should each be getting 20 to 25 min’s a game.

randolph obviously. a competitive spirit gets you further than talent. also he’s more talented lmao.

has a higher ceiling because we know he can handle and shoot, but i would keep both.

Depends on needs of the team. personally i like lamar

Wright is good, but judging from Nelly’s comments he lacks the killer instinct and drive that makes for great players. So it seems his eventual role on a team is as a guy who cleans the boards, gets putbacks and handles passes around the basket. He’s got great length and good althleticism, so he certainly will be able to contribute, but probably not as a go-to player. I think his best possible upside is Lamarcus Aldridge. But he might be more of a Drew Gooden. OK as the 4th option on offense, better when you don’t count on him creating, best coming off the bench for a very good team.

Randolph is a bit more boom or bust, IMHO. I don’t like the W’s playing him at 3 at all. He’s quick, long, athaletic, can handle the ball for a big and will have a nice face up game. But I don’t think he’ll handle well enough to get to the basket in a half court guarded by 3’s. Or be able to defend well enough at that position or shoot well enough with a man pressing him at the 3 point line. As a 4, though, he has the skills and drive to be elite. He can block shots, defend the rim, and handle any 4 who faces him up. He can likely drive past most 4’s and with a little more refinement will posses an excellent outside shot for a 4. And we know he can rebound and be active. The biggest question with Randolph is whether he’ll develop a post game and be consistent. If he does, he’s got the chance to be a true #1 option, a la Dirk. On the other hand, if he never really develops or “gets it”, he could be Blatche. (Who despite last night’s game is an enigma). He’s got an amazing combination of size, athleticism, desire, and skill. But he needs to put it all together and continue to develop his game. Look at the comparisons to him and Crhis Bosh, in terms of age, size, college numbers and pro numbers. He needs a couple more years.

we should trade one of them for baron

styles remained me of C-webb and Scottie Pippen. And yet if he develop right, he could be the second coming of scottie pippen. Yea, I know it a bold statement, but this boi is going ro be mad good. Brandan Wright is too soft and isn’t really a scorer either.

Why does it even cross your mind to get rid of one of them, these 2 studs are part of the future of this franchise, imagine in about 2 years, PG. Monta, SG. Maggette, SF. Randolph, PF. Wright, C. Biedrins………I wish I could fast forward to the future

Wright is more of an undersized four. He’s probably only about 210-15, so he can’t bang with the other PF’s in the league too much right now. However, he was about 205 his rookie season, which means when he works on his body this offseason he’ll probably come back close to if not at about 220, which is when we’ll start seeing him really do big things for us. He’s developed his mid-range and will probably come back more consistently with it next season. I like that he doesn’t try to do too much outside of his range, which shows his feel for the game is stronger than Randolph’s right now. He’s also been working on his post moves, and with experience and hard work, I think next year he possibly becomes more of an offensive weapon for us than Biedrins is (And if he can body up with the other guys, he might become a major defensive threat as well).

At about 205, Randolph is also very undersized. However, that’s not so bad when he looks like he’ll be more of a three in the future. He only needs to add about 15-20 pounds to his frame (body-type makes it look like he’ll be able to add weight on faster than Wright) before he’s able to not get bullied on the inside, since he plays so strong and is so explosive. He needs more work on his ball-handling, three-point shot and post moves, and it’d be great if he and Wright worked really hard together, rather than competing for the same spot, since having the two on the floor together might produce amazing results in the not-too-distant future.

Possible starting five of the future:

Ellis (The next Iverson?)
Maggette
Randolph (A more intense Lamar Odom?)
Wright (Bosh/Garnett comparisons might be a stretch; could definitely be our version of LaMarcus Aldridge)
Biedrins

very different players AR needs to play under control, too many turnovers but has more potential. Both need to work on strength, and defense with AR the better shot blocker and outside shooter. Both need to be money out to 15 feet (Amare, Boozer, West, Bosh) and need to get a nasty mean streak like Garnett.

I’m not knocking Wright, but 6’10 and potentially 7 feet + point guards don’t grow on trees. I havn’t been this excited about a Warrior Rook since C-Webb. If David Stern told me that I could only keep one Warrior to start a brand new franchise and everyone else had to go, I would keep Randolph and throw everyone else to the Wolves (this includes Monta and I’m a HUGE Monta fan and feel like he is pretty much untouchable unless we get Lebron, Wade, Kobe back).

You can knock me all you want and say that I must be smoking some amazing trees, but I truly feel like Anthony Randolph is a superstar in the making. I whole heartedly BELIEVE he will be a perennial all star and HOF when it is all said and done.

In conclusion, I love B Wright and we should do whatever we can to keep both him and Rudolph the future HOF.

What ever happened to the Randolph-haters on Draft Night?

love that hook shot. love the hustle play

First I think we have to stop basing possible moves this season on the very, very slim chance of making the playoffs. I don’t see it happening even with a successful return by Monta (wish I did). That said, why would we want to trade away either AR or BW when we really don’t know what they’re going to become with a little more seasoning? It’s still too early to know if they might be a good future tandem or if they will occupy the same position. We are a very young team and young teams are inconsistent; I’m willing to live with that for a couple of years. That’s another reason why I’m excited about the addition of Jamal Crawford; it just might make the transition a little easier.

Randolph by a long shot. He’s got a hunger to be a great player and he will become one in a few years with that attitude. Plus, did I mention that he could one day play point – forward?

why the hell is everyone so amazed by this kid? HE SUCKS. HES TERRIBLE. he is mikel pietrus but tall and skinny – all the abilities but not smart.

i think randolph, in time, will be a very very quality player. but unless he improves his decision making skills (which some players never develop a la MP) hes just not a good player. but as of now, i rather just not see him play more than 5 minutes a night, or garbage time. why he was in the game late against chicago is ridiculous.

but like i said, his potential is amazing, just not realized at the moment. hopefully all this playing time hes getting shapes him up quick.

bwright on the other hand plays smart. he doesnt play beyond himself like AR. he knows hes not a superstar unlike AR. hes a quality player and it disgusting his minutes have decreased while AR’s increased. personally, i think bwright should start at the PF spot and get 25+ minutes a night. he does too much to be sitting on the bench half the game.

Players always need some playing time to really show their true talent.
Nelli just doesn’t give them a damn chance to prove themselves.
fortunately (or unfortunately) because of Monta’s injury, the two have gotten more playing time then they could have even imagined. but enough of the crap.
my opinion is taking Randolph over Wright. I see randolph capable of more potential later on. He plays smart, D is strong, and can shoot around the key. definently a keeper and can make huge plays. hes just a little sluggish cause hes still a kid.
but mainly they just need more playing time to show their game.

to pippen and he turn him into a great sf like pippens, or let phil jackson coach him and you will see the huge development. Elf boy need to hit the weight room. He can’t handle or shoot the ball period. put him on sean mays diet and sent him to weight room afterward. Watching him trying to rebounds is hard to watch…

I like both these guys, and I think they’re both showing a lot of promise. I think AR has looked great during moments (the 2nd half of the Chicago game— despite the flubbed dunk at the end), and certainly Wright was very efficient last night.

I think Monta, Morrow, Randolph, Wright, and Beans would make for an exciting and successful starting five in ~ 3 years.

We need to rid ourselves of the Captain Jacks and Maggettes of the world tho

we’ll kow about randolph next year. He could be like andris and improve, work hard… develop a better midranger etc. The kid has alot of talent and could be a tashaun prince/younger-KG hybrid (i realize thats a FAR stretch im simply talking style of play) , but reality is he’s only going to go as far as his work ethic takes him. We all remember kobe, lebron when they came into league. now compare them to now. I could site a million players like that really…. I think worst case randolph turns into a poor mans rashard lewis. What i have seen from him, intangible wise… i think he has it in him to be a top teir player 1 day, but like i said we’ll know next season… after an off season see how hard he works, what happens..
what i want to see is nellie play him more at 3. cut back buke’s minutes for christ sake. Get him 7-8 mins at 3 and 7-8 at 4. His D and energy level alone make him worth it.

for wright, I like him alot. But i’d trade him for the right player. He has skills, he needs more time. Maybe him + randolph + biedrins could develop to a top teir front court….. or maybe not…. it could also be like a memphis where the have high potential guys who r always building for future, never transgressing.

persoanlly i want magette traded to a contender. I like mags alot but i hate the signing simply cause we dont need 4 swing players making 10 mil a year. He also eats at potential minutes for the young guys….

drop Nelson. Let Smart head coach, and he’d develop the talent of both, Wright as a threat offensively and defensively, and AR as a creator. Sure it’d take a year or two but I can see some progress this season