He’s basically Corey Maggette v 1.0.2. No on Gerald Wallace and no on trading Anthony Randolph. No on trading anyone besides Jack and Maggette and Azubuike.

AR hasnt been here a whole season yet and its not like hes incompetent. He shows some flashes but he needs time. Imagine yourself coming out of a draft at 13, into a franchise that lost some key players (jrich baron ect.)…into a franchise where fans have high expectations and some are still trying to ride the coat tails of the we believe season. There is tremendous pressure on all of these young guys to produce and even get minutes. All of these lost games just compounds the problem.

I honestly do believe we have alot of talent and depth with these young guys but, it is going to take some time. Right now, we are built for the future and SORT OF built for “the now.” I say no on trading AR because of his potential. Give it till the end of the season, then evaluate and proceed as necessary.

Im a little skeptical of Gerald Wallace. We need a solid PF that can score, rebound and command a double team. I dont know how wallace would hold up at the 4 against elite PF’s. Then again, I dont pay that much attention to wallace. Just looking at his numbers, it seems like he could contribute, but we need to address our lack of beef in the front court.

I gotta say, that’s a rather large percentage of people who say that they’ll “give up” on the team if they trade a #14 overall pick. It’s not like most analysts or GMs saw him as a can’t miss star. They saw him as a very talented athlete with a ton of question marks. That still completely describes him. Guys drop to #14 for a reason. Either they’re not top level talent or there’s something in their game that says it’s less than likely that the talent will be realized. I think a case could be made either way for Randolph, depending on whether you consider taking care of the ball and understanding your own limits and shot are ‘talent’ or not. But either way, he’s not a sure thing, certainly not the sort of sure thing that you consider ‘untouchable’.

I wouldn’t give Randolph away, but there’s a strong, strong tendency for fans to overvalue their own team’s players, and in this case, I think that people have a far, far unrealistic opinion of what he’s likely to be. What he’s likely to be is different from what he could be, and that has to be acknowledged. Right now he’s a lottery ticket. Great payout, but long odds. I wouldn’t give him away simply to get rid of a contract that still won’t get us to the point where we can acquire someone else, but if there’s talent coming back for him, considing him ‘untouchable’ means you’ve got all your eggs in the basket that he becomes a star.

DIDN’T MEAN WE WERE GOING TO TRADE HIM

No, you don’t trade guys this talented and with this much heart. Guys like this don’t come around too often. And he’s only 19!!!!! Can’t wait to see him play into his early – mid twenties, He will be a force.

randolph just doesnt have alot of bball exerience period…. started playing organized ball late. had coching change in college. Its nothing we dont know but hes really raw EVEN for his age.

much more than kobe or garnett or lebron for ex. when they came out….

the thing about nellie not playing him is, hes mking sure he doesnt get into bad habits and works hard. for every guy w/ insane athletism length etc like kg…. how many tyrus thomas r there who have the tools but make so many mistakes….

give the kid alot of time.

Randolph slipped in the draft because there were questions about his character and coachability. It seems to me those concerns were real. Ever since Nellie drafted that crazy kid who painted his face and tried to kill himself, he has been very careful about coachability and psychology. So, it’s hard for me to believe Randolph was his pick. In fact, Nellie has said so little about the draft the last two years, it’s hard for me to believe he had much to do with it. It seems to me it’s a real issue whether the Ws should make a trade and win some games or defer to the future. I am not nearly as high on Wright and Randolph as a lot of fans. They are new and every now and then they do something spectacular. A good portion of the time, particularly with Randolph, he has two mistakes for every great moment. I think the Richardson for Wright trade was a disaster. If the Ws couldhn’t get a better player for Richardson, they shouldn’t have made the deal. I would have made the deal the Bobcats just made though. Diaw would be a great player on a Nellie team. I read these polls and I can’t believe them. What exactly has Chris Mullin done? Nellie has a track record for making trades that netted him Sidnye Moncrief, Bob Lanier, Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash. Mullin hasn’t made a trade for a guy who can carry those guys suit cases. If you are going to hire Nellie, which is what the Ws have done, they need to give him the kind of players he can win with now. It’s lie Regan said when he was president, “At may age I don’t have a lot to lose.” I don’t think Nellie signed on to babysit. And it is just amazing to me that fans who have only gone to the playoffs with Nellie in years and years (I can’t count that far) want to get rid of him and watch players who don’t understand the basics of the game and follow a good man rather than a skilled basketball man. It’s a dirty business.

and win in the NBA.

But Nelson does all the time.

AR isn’t playing for a reason. The reason is Nelson doesn’t get it.

If Nellie is burying the poor guy then he deserves a chance elsewhere.
Don’t let AR become a martyr to Nelson’s public crucifixions.
Trade him for Felton for all I care.
So long as a team will sincerely feign an interest in the guy.
As opposed to Nelson’s schizophrenic minute divisions and readiness to punish easily correctable rookie mistakes whilst letting more established players shoot .100 from the field.