Duffman100 wrote:Replace Durant with Andrea, and give him the same looks. He probably won't shoot quite as well, but when you shoot more, you tend to get out of shooting funks faster.
If I'm taking 20 shots a game, I'm probably going to start hitting more, rather than, if I'm taking 5 to 10 shots a game.
My head is spinning from all the crazy arguments. I think this is my last post in this thread.
(a) Shooting more doesn't mean you'll shoot a better percentage, it just means you have more chances to make one or two shots rather than going 0-for. It's a lot tougher to shoot a higher percentage when the defense knows your going to shoot everything than when you can pick your spots and play smart.
(b) Dirk and Okur play WAY more diversely on offense than Bargnani does and they're both way better defensively and solid rebounder. Andrea is nowhere close to Dirk or Okur at this point on either end of the court, let alone more traditional bigs.
(c) Andrea would get criticized as much were he the 4th or 5th pick but he'd still get criticized. Do you think Randy Foye was a good 7th pick despite the fact that he's putting up comparable numbers (relative position) to Andrea's this season? Pressure does come from being the first overall pick and you avoid those kinds of problems by getting one of the best players in the draft.
(d) Andrea isn't an outright bust. He still has a place in this league. Getting rid of him just for the sake of getting rid of him makes no sense at all, either, as he still has a place in the NBA and does have quite a bit of potential. He's definitely been a bust for a first overall pick, though, and if the opportunity came to trade him in a package for a proven star it's something that definitely would warrant consideration.
