Post#73 » by ozhoustonfan » Thu Jan 6, 2011 4:55 am
pat is listed at 6'9, and al at 6'10 on nba.com, virtually the same size but i would hate to see pat try and play C like horford does, although he is considered a pf. Horford plays bigger than he is, i honestly thought he was 7'0, or at least 6'11 lol[/quote]
Pat is .25 inches shorter than Horford according to Draftexpress. He also has a bigger frame than Horford did coming into the league and is not undersized. In the past few games, he has proven that he is on par with Hill.[/quote]
hmmm i agree that they are on par, but pat has played, what like 3 games and tends to avoid criticsms because he is a rookie, where as hill tends to be the scapegoat on this board although he is only a 2nd year player who wasnt considered as nba ready as patterson is this year. I like both players, but when people call out for a shot blocking big, or a big with potential i think that is hill. I think patterson players undersized, although he has shown he can pull down boards he just doesnt have the length that hill does, and thats what i think houston desperately needs, we just have to give him a little time - i think he has improved this year with an increase in minutes and will only get better, but i do agree with what you say, if the right trade comes up for a big we should take it